Patricia A. Howell age, 81, of Canton died Sunday morning in Country Lawn Nursing Home after an extended illness. A life resident of Canton she was a 1944 graduate of St. John's High School. Preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Howell in 1998 she was a member of the North Canton Lady Elks and the Ladies of the Moose. Survivors include three daughters, Pamela Williams of Canal Fulton, Mrs. William (Elizabeth) Harmon of N. Canton , and Mrs. David (Mary Lynn) Kolhoff of Ft. Wayne, IN; son, Gregory (Torri) Howell of Canton; eight grandchildren; and 14 great grandchildren. Funeral service will be Thursday 12:30 P.M. in the Spiker-Foster-Shriver Funeral Home 4817 Cleveland Ave., N.W. with Fr. John Zuzic officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Hills Burial Park. Friends may call on Wednesday from 6-8 P.M. The family would like to express their sincere thanks to the staff of Country Lawn and to Mercy Hospice. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Assoc. 4815 Munson St. N.W. Canton, OH 44718.