Howard Harrison Sr. Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Howard Harrison Sr. of Santa Maria, California, who passed away on March 16, 2023 at the age of 88. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Howard Harrison Sr. to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Alonzo Harrison and Arie Anna O'Neal Harrison; his wife Dorothy Lee Alston Harrison; his son Howard Lee Harrison Jr.; and his siblings, Rayfield Partain, Samuel Farris, Georgia Griggs, Johnnie Helms and Willie Williams.
He is survived by: his friends, Stacy, Marguerite McKee and San Jose Blues; his children, Linda Jones (Dan), Lenora Jeter (Roy), Arieanna Mainhart (Ron), Nyla Simmons (Charles "Mandy"), Alonzo Harrison (Rhonda) and Cynthia Wiley (Randy); his sisters, Dorothy DeVaughan (Johnnie), Joyce Roberson of Free Port, TX, Ernestine Sidney Bailey of Houston, TX, Bertha Edison (Robert) and Linda Griggs of Rosharon, TX; his sister-in-law Cleopatra Ivey-McRae, MD; his grandchildren, Victor Gilmore, Kevin Langley Jr., Nathan Harrison, Casey Langley, Tracy Green, Isaac Simmons, Randy Wiley, Jr., C. J. Simmons, Christopher Murphy, Joshua Jeter, Robin Grant, Jasmine Murphy, Dakota Harrison, Dannika Harrison, Camille Butler, Dominique Harrison, Jaysa Harrison and Eryn Jones; and his great grandchildren, Kylia Harrison, Kyana Harrison, Darien Langley, Malakai Langley, Tayson Langley, Jaren Langley, Braelyn Langley, Emme Simmons, Zayden Simmons, Zander Simmons, Irie Gorham, Iris Gorham and Harmony Butler-Rencher. He is also survived by extended family and friends.
He volunteered his time and donated to many causes in the community and nationwide.