Howard Arnez Coward, 57, of 360 Riverside Road, Grifton, formerly of Vanceboro, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, at his home. A funeral service will be held Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, at 1 p.m. at St. James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ, Vanceboro. Burial will follow in the Gaskins-Coward family cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday. Nov. 9, 2018, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., at the funeral home, with family present to receive friends from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m., and will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are by the Trinity Memorial Funeral Home.