of Mountain Home, AR

September 15, 1972 - December 1, 2024

Mr. Gary ''Gene'' E. Howe Jr., 52, of Mountain Home, Arkansas passed away Sunday, December 1, 2024 in Mountain Home. He was born on September 15, 1972 in Paragould, Arkansas to Gary Eugene Howe, Sr. and Shirley (Ray) Gessner. He loved fishing, hunting and all things involved with truck and tractor pulls. He was also very good with his hands, he could do it all, from building cars or tractors from the ground up to crafting anything made of wood, he could do it.

Gene is survived by his mother, Shirley Gessner (Ray) of Mountain Home; daughter, Brittany Jenkins (Kyle) of Elkins, Arkansas; son, Austin Howe (Jessica) of Fayetteville, Arkansas; two granddaughters, Kylie and Braylee Jenkins of Elkins; sister, Lisa Sanders (Lee) of Norfork, Arkansas; two stepbrothers, Steve Gessner of Mountain Home and Mike Gessner of Leesburg, Georgia; stepsister, Jennifer Partee (Rudy) of Mountain Home; niece, Abbie Hinson; nephew, Brock Belding; special friend, Jennifer Streigle of Mountain Home and two best friends from childhood, Doug Coursey of Raymore, Missouri and Eric Lee of Midway, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his father, Gary Howe Sr.; maternal grandparents, M.L. and Flossie Cox; paternal grandparents, John and Eula Howe and stepbrother, Troy Gessner.

A Celebration of Life will be held in the Spring.

Obituary Provided By:
Roller Funeral Home
Highway 5 North
Mountain Home, AR  72654
www.rollerfuneralhomes.com