Blain DeGraff Howard was born August 11, 1959, to Albert and Sandra Howard in Corpus Christi, Texas. He passed away Friday, November 27, 2020, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 61. He had lived in Marlow for 35 years. Blain loved his family. He also loved music and playing Blues Harmonica. He had worked in the oil field for 20 years.

He was preceded in death by his father and mother as well as his sister.

Blain is survived by his wife of 39 years, Michele; daughters: Sara Howard of Marlow, Jill and husband Bill Wilkerson III of Little Axe; Jamie Oswald of Duncan; Nicole and husband Thomas Schadler of Enid; grandchildren: Cheyenne Harris, Mariah Howard, McKenzie Teshaw, Zack Cox, Jay Cox, Ashley Caton, Brittany Caton, Hunter Caton, Brooke Caton, Devin Miller, Sierra Gray; great-grandchildren: Easton Miller, Mae Miller, and a little boy on the way, Leon Miller, due in January 2021. He is also survived by his sisters: Debbie Johnson of Lincoln County; Vickie and husband David Johnson of American Fork, UT; in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Martin of Abilene, TX; step-mother, Darlene Howard of Wagner; sister-in-law, Illyana Jantzen of Duncan; and a number of nieces and nephews.

There are no services scheduled at this time. All arrangements have been entrusted to the Whitt Funeral Home/Oakcrest Cremation Center of Duncan.

Online condolences can be made to the family at www.whittfh.com.