Travis Howard

Travis Rodman Howard, was born on April 6, 1988, to Kim Talbert-Kirk and Terry Rodman Howard, in Salisbury, North Carolina. Travis passed away on August 28, 2026, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 38 years of age.

Travis loved being a brother and the adventures he and his siblings shared. Travis graduated high school from Calvary Academy and then attended Guilford College. He served in the United States Armed Forces. His love of adventure took him to Missouri in 2015, when he accepted a job with the United States Postal Service. He quickly moved up the ladder of success and became the youngest Postmaster in Thayer, Missouri, in 2018. He advanced to Postmaster in Mountain Grove in 2020. We, the family, would like to thank the employees of the Mountain Grove United States Postal Service for their love and support of our beloved Travis.

He was preceded in death by his loved grandfathers, William Talbert and Max Howard, and grandmother, Shirley Talbert.

He is survived by his beloved children, Rylee Renee and Ean Paul, their mother, Kassandra Archuletta, his mother, Kim (Richard), his father, Terry, his brothers, Ethan Sides (Brooke) and Ryan Howard (Leigh), his baby sister, Hope Helms (Chris) and his nieces and nephew, Kendall, Kerrington, Moira, Zoey and Dean.

If you knew Travis, you loved him.