Mrs. Kum Sun Song Howell, age 68, of West Jefferson passed away Sunday morning, April 20, 2014 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at 2:00pm at Boone Family Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bill Guy officiating. Entombment will follow in the Ashelawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum of Prayer. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00pm on Tuesday, April 22, 2014one hour prior to the funeral service. Song was born in South Korea on December 10, 1945. She worked as a waitress for USMC for 3 years and the US Army for 6 years. Song has lived in Ashe County for 37 years and is the co-owner of Beaver Creek Grocery. She had a penchant for gardening of all sorts. She was a fun "Harmony" to her two granddaughters who will greatly miss her. Mrs. Howell is survived by her husband, Bob Howell; two daughters, Bridgette Renkert and husband, Samuel, of Fuquay Varina, NC and April Howell, of Raleigh; two grandchildren, Sabrina Rae Renkert and Summer Riannon Renkert; several nieces and nephews also survive. In lieu of flowers memorial may be made to: Lady's Shrine Auxiliary, c/o Bob Howell, PO Box 244, Jefferson, NC 28640. Pallbearers are as follow: H. Samuel Renkert, V, Tyler Smith, Randall Stansberry, Dickey Wyrick, Jim Judson and John Brown.