Maggie Lou Robinette Howard – February 2, 1929 to August 9, 2019
Maggie Lou passed away in her sleep Friday evening August 9, 2019. She was
90 years young. She was born in Church Hill, Tennessee to Sallie Lou (Hutchens)
and Walter Thomas Robinette, and attended Dobyns-Bennett High School, then
worked at Kingsport Press and Eastman-Kodak.

She married in 1947 and moved to Aiken, South Carolina, where she began
raising her children. A divorce and subsequent remarriage to Edwin Cavanaugh
Howard brought her to Mars Hill in 1967. Except for the first six months, she has
resided in their home on California Creek Road. She and Ed owned and worked
together in their business, Howard's RX Drugs, for close to thirty years.

In addition to keeping books and working in the store, she became a Realtor in
about 1970 working at Wolf Laurel resort for a few years, and then independently
buying, selling, and renting properties, remodeling homes, (relocating a few) and
building houses primarily in the Mars Hill area. All the while, she was maintaining
a home, marriage, and children. She continued working in real estate up until the
time of her death. She was also an active member of the Ladies Auxiliary to VFW
Post 5483 in Mars Hill which she also continued until the time of her death.
Once the children flew the coop, she and Ed joined Circle 8 Square Dancing
club, making numerous new friends.

In her "spare" time, she truly loved working outside, planting flowers, trees, and
vegetables, as evidenced by her beautiful yard. She was an excellent cook,
seamstress and needle-worker, homemaker, protector and "NASCAR"
driver…..all the while maintaining honesty and integrity in her business dealings
and personal life, striving to instill these traits in her children. She was generous
with words and love whenever either was needed.

She will be placed at rest at the Veteran's Cemetery at Black Mountain with her
husband.

Maggie was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers, Carl and Ernest, and
her husband, Ed Howard. She is survived by her children, Karla Griffin (Andy) of
Arlington, Tennessee, Revonda Maher (Bill) of Mars Hill, Suzetta Wolfe (Charlie)
of Greensboro, and Timmy Bragg of Donalsonville, Georgia. She leaves behind
five grandchildren, Amy Bragg Cannon (Casey), Sam Griffin (Paul Thomas),
Matthew Wolfe, Aaron Wolfe and Walter Griffin. She adored her three great
grand-daughters, Cassandra Michelle, Sabrina Nicole, and Courtney Elizabeth
Cannon.

The family would like to thank caregivers Carolyn Roberts, Doris Edwards, Marie
Gunter, and the staff of Madison Home Health.

A memorial service will be held 3:00PM Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Robbie Capps Memorial Chapel of Blue Ridge Funeral Service, with a reception immediately following the service. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to:
Veterans Restoration Quarters, 1329 Tunnel Rd., Asheville, NC 28805, (828) 259-5333
vrq@abccm.org

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.blueridgefuneralservice.org