Christopher Robert Howley

Christopher (Chris) Robert Howley, age 47 of Wirtz, passed away Thursday, July 31, 2014. Chris was a landscape architect with John Deere Landscapes. He was a family oriented man who loved everything about the outdoors. His passions in life were hunting, fishing and landscaping. Chris liked “keeping it green”. Surviving are his wife Johnna Howley; son Gage Robert Howley; parents Robert and Lorraine Howley; sister Kerryn Barra and husband Tom; nephew Brian and niece Michelle. Funeral services will be conducted from Conner-Bowman Funeral Home (Rt. 220 Chapel) 2:00 p.m. Monday with Rev. Doug Sasser officiating. Interment will follow in Mountain View Memorial Park. His family will be receiving friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Conner-Bowman Funeral Home & Crematory, Rt. 220 @ Wirtz Rd., 62 Virginia Market Place Dr., Rocky Mount. www.connerbowman.com