Czarrah M. Howard, 17, of Lake City, FL passed away in a tragic auto accident on Monday, September 30, 2013. Czarrah was born in Gainesville, FL and was the oldest of three children. She was a senior at Columbia County High School, a member of the National High School Scholar Society and was very active this summer doing volunteer work with the Catholic Charities, the public library and at Avalon Health Care & Rehabilitation Center. One of her many dreams she planned to accomplish was to become a pediatrician. No one will be able to realize the void left in our lives with her not here. She was and always will be a loving and beautiful young lady in our heart and thoughts.

Survivors include her parents: Barry and Corazon Mercado Howard; sister: Czarlyn M. Howard; brother: Ezekiel M. Howard; grandmother: Ruth Howard.

Funeral Mass will be conducted on Saturday, October 5, 2013, at 11:00 AM at Epiphany Catholic Church with Father Mike Pendergraft officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be held on Friday, October 4, 2013, at the funeral home from 5 PM to 7 PM. An account had been set up at First Federal Savings and donation s may be made payable to The Howard Family. GATEWAY-FOREST LAWN FUNERAL HOME, 3596 S. US Hwy 441, Lake City, FL 32025 (386-752-1954) is in charge of arrangements. Words of love and comfort for the family may be sent to www.gatewayforestlawn.com..