Mildred Howell

May 24, 1932 - March 12, 2021

Mildred Stella Howell, 88, died Friday, March 12, 2021, at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center in Hartsville, SC. She had been a resident of White Oak Manor Nursing Home in Columbia, SC but was currently a resident of McCoy Nursing Center in Bishopville, SC. She was born May 24, 1932, in Minneapolis, NC, to the late Clarence and Pearl Hicks. She was a long-time resident of Sumter and retired from the Child Care Center at Shaw A.F.B. after many dedicated years of taking care of children which she dearly loved. Her favorite pastimes were playing Bingo and reading romance novels. Survivors include her children, Shelia Zaccarelli (Zack) of Sumter, Herman C. Forbes, Jr. of Sumter, Kat Orth (Randy) of Grandview, MO, and Terri Hernandez (Henry) of Fort Worth, TX; ten grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Luther Howell; second husband, Herman Forbes, Sr.; a daughter, Mona Forbes Presson; and her seven siblings. A graveside service will be held a 1 P.M. Friday, March 26, 2021, in the Minneapolis Methodist Cemetery in Minneapolis, NC. The care of Mildred and her family has been entrusted to Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home of Newland.