SOUTH GLENS FALLS- Jeffrey L. “Skinny” Howes, Sr., 46, of Saratoga Avenue, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, July 2, 2018.
Born on September 3, 1971 in Glens Falls, he was the son of Louanne (Mallory) Rice and the late Arthur Howes.
He attended Queensbury High School and soon after graduating began his working career. Skinny has always been in construction and was extremely talented, being able to build a house from scratch. He worked for Bartlett Enterprise for the past 26 years as a roofer. Skinny loved being outdoors and with his co-workers, whom he considered part of his extended family.
Skinny was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved spending time at his camp in Lake George hunting and fishing on the Hudson River, usually with his son, Jake and his father, Arthur. Sundays would find him drifting happily in his kayak, on the lakes and rivers he loved.
He golfed at a local course and was a member of several bowling leagues, always with an ice-cold Corona beer with lime in his hand. Skinny was a big NASCAR fan, particularly of Mark Martin, collecting his sports memorabilia. He also enjoyed watching the Yankees and the Miami Dolphins play.
Skinny always looked on the bright side of things throughout his life. He was an intelligent, hardworking goofy man who loved his family above all else and who will be greatly missed.
In addition to his father, Skinny was predeceased by his sister, Angel Howes Rogers, and his uncle, Alan “Chick” Mallory, Sr.
Survivors include his children, Jeffrey L. Howes, Jr. of Gansevoort, Holly L. Howes of South Glens Falls, Jacob K. Howes of South Glens Falls, Collin Clark of Queensbury; the mother of his children, Lisa Clark of South Glens Falls; his girlfriend, Tara Nelson of South Glens Falls; his parents, Louanne and Stephen Rice of Queensbury; his siblings, Tabitha Wren and her husband, Reginald of South Glens Falls, Arthur Howes, Jr. and his girlfriend, Kristin Richards of Argyle, Evelyn George and her husband, Ronald of Greenfield Center; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and many wonderful close friends and co-workers.
Friends may call on Saturday, July 7, from 1-4 pm at the Carleton Funeral Home, Inc. 68 Main Street in Hudson Falls.
A Funeral Service will follow at 4 p.m. at the funeral home on Saturday.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial donations be made in Jeff’s name to the Jeffrey L. Howes Sr. trust fund for his children at Glens Falls National Bank, Saratoga Avenue, South Glens Falls, NY 12803.