William George Howard, 73, died, Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at St. Joe Hospital. Born in Chicago, Illinois he was the son of the late William G. Sr. and Leona Howard. He delivered ice around the Chicago area before he retired from Orkin here in Fort Wayne in 2004 after 10 years of service. He is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Fran Howard; children, William G. Howard, Margaret Morris and Rebecca Mazurek; sister, Jean Marcotte; six grandchildren, Chris (Kat) Howard, Tina (Jason) Wienke, Joann (Francis) Styles, Leslie Heisner, Rachael Mazurek and Jake Mathes; and several great grandchildren. Private Services. Preferred Memorials may be made to Cancer Services, 6316 Mutual Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46825. Arrangements by Covington Memorial Funeral Home. To sign the guestbook, please visit www.covingtonmemorial.com.