Graveside funeral service for Vernon Leon Howeth will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, 2025 in Faxon Cemetery with his son Dee Wayne Howeth officiating.

Arrangements are under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Vernon Leon Howeth passed away on Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 98. He was born on May 5, 1927, in Faxon, Oklahoma, to James Andrew and Roxie Vera (Jackson) Howeth.

Vernon left school early to serve his country in the U.S. Navy, where he served from 1945 to 1946. After returning home, he completed his education and proudly earned his high school diploma. He and his wife, Joy (Bryson) Howeth, shared 53 wonderful years of marriage.

Vernon worked as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Lawton. He will also be remembered for his lasting impact on local youth sports, having played a key role in establishing several youth baseball leagues.

He is survived by his wife, Joy Howeth; his children and their spouses, Sharon and Ken Onley, Dee Wayne and Rebecca Howeth, Mitchell Metcalf and Rayla Roskam; grandchildren and their spouses, Jeremy and Nikki Howeth, Stephen and Karen Simms and Jennifer and Dr. Eric Curley; great grandchildren, Josey Howeth, Cameron Thompson, Jase Simms, Jayden Earle and Bella Earle; his brothers, Bill Howeth and Donald Corbin; and many other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by brothers, Lyman Howeth, Eldon Howeth and Elvis Corbin.