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Funeral service for Howard J. Sullivan, age 82, of Trinity will be 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at Parkway Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mark Milwee officiating. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to service. Interment will be in Midway Memorial Gardens. Guestbook available at www.parkwayfunerals.com.
Mr. Sullivan, who died Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at his residence, was born December 22, 1943, in Alabama to Fred Howard Sullivan and Lillie Mae Porter Sullivan. He was preceded in death by his parents, and brother-in-law, Ray Hughes.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Ann Kennedy Sullivan; son, Glenn Sullivan (Veronica); daughters, Dana Solomon (Scott) and Patricia Dutton (Randy); sisters, Barbara Poston (Ivan) and Shirley Hughes; and five grandchildren, Patrick Dutton, Rachel Dutton Simpson (Forrest), Sophia Solomon, John Sullivan, and Clay Elliott (Kinsey).
Pallbearers will be Chris Bracken, Roger Engle, Rockie Compton, Joey Meherg, Patrick Dutton, Randy Dutton, John Sullivan, and Adrian Turney.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests memorial donations be made to Hospice of the Valley or your favorite charity.
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