Bobby Gene Howery, Sr., 79, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. He was born June 5, 1943, in Richlands, Virginia, to Luther James and Thelma Gillespie Howery. He was the owner of Howery Electrical Services in Bluefield, VA, where he did electricial work in coal mines. He was a Veteran, serving in the United States Army.

Services will be private. McNeece-Morris Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Survivors include one son, Bobby Howery, Jr; one brother, Tom Howery; one sister, Sally Schneider; four grandchildren, Bobby Howery III, Caleb Howery Texidor, Aneisha Howery Chandler, and Dennis Howery; Fifteen great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by one sister, Vera Kribbs; and his parents.