Howard Paul Asa, age 83
Howard Paul Asa, age 83, of formerly of Campbellsville, died Friday, January 23, 2015 in Dyersburg, TN.
Howard was born on July 31, 1931 in Kanawah, Iowa to the late I. Frank and Pearl F. Weiner Asa. He married Dorothy J. Morrison on January 7, 1956. She preceded him in death on May 6, 2001. Also preceding him in death were his brothers, Maurice and Donald Asa and a sister, Phyllis M. Peterson.
An accountant, Howard had retired from Ingersoll-Rand. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War, a member of Campbellsville Christian Church where he served as an Elder and an active member of Pitman Masonic Lodge #124. He had served as a lay minister at Glens Fork Christian Church for 20 years.
He is survived by a son, Charles Paul Asa and his wife, Kim of Dyersburg, TN; a step-son, Steven L. Warren and his wife Christina, of Indianapolis, IN; a step daughter, Linda Kay Merrion and her husband, Mike of Marietta, Georgia; seven grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Kenneth Asa and his wife, Doris, of Bella Vista, Arkansas and Eugene Asa and his wife, Lois, of Port Orchard, Washington; a sister, Kathryn Cavanaugh of Gilmore City, Iowa and a special friend, Pam Reed.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 27th at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home in Campbellsville with Rev. Paul Patton and Rev. Joel Patton officiating. Burial to follow in Columbia Cemetery in Columbia, KY with military honors provided by the Marion County Retired Veterans Honor Guard.
The family request visitation from 5 to 8 pm. Monday, January 26th at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home in Campbellsville.
