OBITUARY: Howard Edward White, 1952-2021
Howard Edward White was born to Francis Coleman “Beeb” White and Barbara Dean
White (Combs) on September 10, 1952. In the early hours of February 1, Howard
was the 31st person in Humboldt to be taken too soon by COVID-19.
Howard was a proud member of the Yurok Tribe. He grew up in Orick with his older
siblings David, Hazel and Karen. Even though Howard has a younger sister Joyce
he was still always treated as the baby. To this day his mother still calls him
“My Baby Boy.”
When Howard graduated from 8th grade Orick was a Mill Town with four working