Howard L. Naylor
Published 12:08 pm Monday, November 14, 2011
Services for Howard L. Naylor will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Christ on Culkin Road, with the Rev. Larry Harris officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 until 6 p.m. Tuesday at Lakeview Memorial Funeral Home.
Mr. Naylor died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, at his home in Vicksburg. He was 65.
He retired as a photographer from Waterways Experiment Station and had been employed with Simpson Dura-Vent. He received the Army Heroism Medal of Honor/Purple Heart in 1968.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Albena Naylor; his parents, James and Lillian Naylor; three sisters, Sandra Keys, Shirley Humphries and Debra Faye Allen; and one brother, Roger Davis.
Survivors include four daughters, Malinda Naylor Grays and Iris Naylor, both of Vicksburg, Lillian Naylor Pope of Byram and Lisa Naylor Anderson of Clarksville, Tenn.; five sisters, Gloria Naylor, Margaret Denton, Mattie Hill and Gwen Naylor, all of Vicksburg, and Linda Naylor of Greenville; three brothers, Randy Naylor, Michael Naylor and John Naylor, all of Vicksburg; nine grandchildren; and nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives, including members of the Darden, Chiplin and Cole families.