Dorris Howard

Dorris “Doris” Howard was born in East St Louis, Illinois on December 13, 1930. She was raised by her mother Levora Johnson and step-father Willie Johnson in Chicago, Illinois along with her brothers Curtis Johnson, Roy Hall, and sister Rita Johnson.

At the age of 15, she met her husband of 33 years and through this beautiful union had 8 children: Yusuf Nurredin, Tyrone R Howard, Sylvia Howard, Leonara Howard, Camille, Howard, Keith Howard, Amil Howard (Sonja Howard), and Kevin Howard (Tish Howard).  These children granted her 24 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren. We believe her role as a Grandmother surpassed any other role in life and was apart of all of their lives. Joey Howard, Camilla Howard, Jamil Howard, Jamilla King, Myesha Howard, Dawan Howard, Shafeqah Martinez (Marco Martinez), Rashad Cobb (Latisha Cobb), Asya Howard, Hassan King, Shaun Howard, Edjuan Jones, Amelia Neal-Howard, Samaria Howard, Tiarra Howard, Carnell Howard (Laquitta Howard), Letitia Howard-Jordan (Nick Jordan), Marlon Howard, Tanisha Howard, Kayla Howard, Abreyanna Howard, Kevianna Howard, Kevon Howard, Oschean Howard.  She also leaves behind a list of nieces, nephews (Lisa Johnson (Chanel, Ciara, Malik), Andre Johnson (Jayla), Latonya Johnson(Mercedes, Miata, Ollie, Omari) ) cousins,( Loretta, Loraine, Janice) honorary children (Robert Rainey, Samuel Holt) and friends.

Doris worked for MPS for 20 years before retiring in 1996.  Through this time she accumulated a plethora of friends and adopted kids. Doris enjoyed crocheting for her grandchildren and friends.   She loved to travel especially on cruises of any kind.   She was dedicated to the Beckley family tree and rarely missed a family reunion. She loved watching cartoons, Snoopy and Garfield being two of her of favorites, along with western movies of any kind. To say she was a great cook and baker was an understatement.  Another one of her favorite past times was going to the casino, which was a very frequent outing for her with her partners in crime AKA “The Daughters”.  One of her favorite color was blue and she was an avid bowler during her stint at MPS. Above all of her interests and hobbies, her most enjoyable moments in life were all spent with her family during birthdays, holidays, and special occasions.  She was loved by all who graced her presence. and everyone felt her love. Her contagious smile and spirit will be missed by all.

Visitation at Krause Funeral Home, 9000 West Capitol Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Sunday, January 3, 2021, from 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM.

Forever Our Angel

By Shaun Howard

Forever you will be emerged in our souls.  Countless memories for us to carry on.  Never had a bad moment we were blessed for that.  Just our Angel on Earth without your wings attached.  We knew the time would come when God would call you home. Saying goodbye is harder than we’re leading on, but we have your love to help us carry on.  The sound of your laugh will never fade away and your smile will get us through every day; because the memories we have will forever stay and in our hearts, our love still grows constantly.  On Christmas Day our Angel gained her wings and I feel like heaven got the best of me.  But together we stay strong in unity knowing our Angel is smiling and resting in peace.