CMSGT (RET.) HOWARD W. "WILLIE" HOFF
April 24, 1933-Feb. 23, 2015
Retired Chief Master Sgt. Howard William Hoff, 81, a proud veteran, passed away Monday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center.
Born in Charles Town, W. Va., he was the son of the late Howard Campbell and Helen Elizabeth Crimm Hoff, and was the widower of Jenny Hoff.
He served in the United States Air Force for 30 years. He was the wing gunner with the 68th Bomb Wing. He served five tours from 1968 to 1973 in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross twice. He was also a member of the Air Force Gunners Association, the V.F.W. and the American Legion.
A funeral service will be held Wednesday evening at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home at 7 p.m., with the Rev. Craig Langdon officiating. Committal services will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park with full military honors.
The family will receive following the service at the funeral home.
He is survived by a son, Michael Hoff of Dudley; daughters, Vickie Long and husband, Doug, of Willow Springs, Sandra Gardner and husband, Greg, of Goldsboro, Terry Hinson and husband, Jimmy, of Dudley and Linda Rhodes and husband, Randy, of Leland; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Legion or the V.F.W.
Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home is serving the Hoff family, and online condolences may be directed to www.shumate-faulk.com.
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Published in Obituaries on February 24, 2015 1:49 PM