Basil Raymond Howard was born on 17th February, 1929 and passed away on 28th December, 2022.
Late of Bundaberg area. Passed away at “Carinity Care” Kepnock Grove on December 28th, 2022. Beloved Husband of Erica. Dearly loved father & father-in-law of Leigh & Kim, Michelle & Chris. Loving Poppy of Carla, Elliott, Emily, and Jack. Dearly loved son of Herbert & Lillian (both dec’d). Loved brother of Dick (dec’d), Billy (dec’d), Nancy, Enid (dec’d), Snowy, Eric, Esme (dec’d), Toby (dec’d), and dearly loved uncle of their respective families.
“In God’s Care”
Relatives and friends of Basil and his family are respectfully invited to attend his Funeral Service to be held at Christ Church, Anglican Church, Maryborough Street, on Thursday, January 5th, 2023 at 2:00pm.
Dear Erica,
Sending my deepest sympathy thoughts and prayers on the passing of Basil….
Goodbye to a wonderful man. Loved the days when Basil supplied meat from his shop at Bingera to fill our freezer. It was always a happy occasion.
Sympathy to Erica, Leigh and Michelle and their families.
So sorry to hear of Basil’s passing,what a loveable happy man,always ready for a chat.
Sincere sympathy to Erica and family…may you rest in peace ole mate..
Sincere sympathy from Archie and Sybil Schulte.
Basil was a wonderful man, always happy and good company. He will be sorely missed. I met him through the Heartstart group.
Condolences to his family.
Sad to read of Basil’s death. A loyal friend and the best company. Condolences to Erica and family.
Basil was a well-respected and well-loved member of the Bundaberg MEals on Wheels Family. We will miss him. Sympathies to all his family.
Dear Michelle and Family, our deepest sympathies on the sad passing of your dear dad, husband and grandfather. Warmest Condolences from Greg & Kay MCDiarmid (Morris)
So sad to hear as we had good times while he was storeman at Bingera Mill. Allways had time for a chat and never saw him without a smile on his face.
Sorry but we will not be able to attend his funeral as we are in Darwin.
Deepest Sympathy to Erica and family on the passing of Basil. Butcher shop days at Bingera never to be forgotten.
Basil was a life long friend and workmate at Bingera Mill. As a youngster on the farm I eagerly looked forward to a cheerio when he delivered the weekly supply of meat. Condolences to Erica, Leigh and Michelle
Thank you David he will be missed
Thank you Kay I will miss him terribly.
Thank you Ron. He was a character and I am going to miss him.
Gary he was a legend and will be missed. He loved life.
He was everybody’s friend and I will miss him.
Thank you for your lovely comments.
Thank you he was everybody’s friend. I will miss him.
Thank you for your thoughts.
Thank you we will miss him terribly.
Thank you for your lovely words.
Hi Les and Elaine he was a great person to everybody. We are certainly going to miss him
Thank you for your kind words.
Fond memories of Basil delivering our meat at Splitters Creek.
Condolences from David and Fiona Pitt
So so ever sad to hear of ole Basil’s passing, what great memories we have of him delivering meat into our home whilst you were up the farm, always a ready joke to tell, ever so full of life, Travel safe to your final resting place, I am so proud and happy that I was able to call you friend. Best wishes to all the family and loved ones from all of our extended family.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all
Basil was a part of our lives when living at Bingera Mill, always looked forward to going to the butcher to see him.
Warren and Merlene Heidke (Savage).
Dear Erica and Family, My Deepest Sympathy to you all. I had the Family home for Christmas and They were asking about Basil. So sad to hear of his Passing .
Blessings. Elaine Graham.
I am terribly sorry to hear of Basil’s passing, I have known Basil since I can remember. Basil was a huge part of the South Kolan community, and everyone has wonderful memories of him. I was fortunate to work with him and walking into the Bingera store was the highlight of my day, rubbing chilly on the lip of his cup or putting bearing blue in his hard hat had the both of us laughing so hard our belly’s hurt [he always got me back] Both Dawn and I will miss him. Condolences to all the family.
So sorry to hear of Basil’s passing. I will always remember him as a kind, intelligent and funny man. Condolences to the family.
Erica, Leigh, Michelle and families,
We were so saddened to hear of Basil’s passing . He was a larger than life man, who always told a good story, was a genuine kind and caring man . We loved catching up with him and listening to him to speak . A true legend from South Kolan, Yandaran and Bundaberg . So sorry , we can’t be with you today to celebrate his wonderfully life but know that our thoughts and prayers are with you all, Basil will be fondly remembered by many
That’s so lovely Ray. He was a great friend to everybody.
RIP Basil. Condolences to Erica and family. My family (Clarke) were very much involved with the Howard’s in the 50’s doing timber.
An amazing person, he will be missed by many but never forgotten. Because there are a number of years between my sister Erica and I, it seems he has always been a part of my life as the big funny, caring brother I never had. Miss you heaps Bas
Thank you Michael he will be missed.
Thank you Roslyn and Ivan. Everybody loved him and we will miss him.
Thank you Greg everybody’s friend. I am going to miss her lots. I can’t believe he is gone.
Deepest sympathy to allat the loss of Basil will miss the chin wags whenever we met
Thank you Aunty Ann.
Thank you and he loved a chin wag too.
Thank you he was always full of skull duggery he couldn’t help himself. We loved him dearly.
Thank you David. Leigh made it to the funeral. He is going to be sadly missed.
Condolences to Erica, Leigh, Michelle and your families on Basil’s passing. Such a lovely Dad. Sorry to be late I’ve only just found out. Think of you often Leigh and Michelle. A friend from Leigh’s uni days.