Herbert Daniel Howard, age 76, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2005 in a local hospital. He was an avid fisherman, hunter, animal lover, an active skin diver in his earlier years and a member of Richmond Gun Club in Richmond, CA. He was preceded in death by his mother, Cleta Goodbar Barieau, and step father, Frank Barieau. He is survived by his wife, Catherine M. Howard of Cleveland; two children: Carla Grissom of Cleveland and Carin Taber of Georgetown; three grandchildren: Steven Rayfield and Bobby Joe Rayfield of Georgetown and Daniel Grissom of Cleveland; one great grandchild, Stephanie J. Rayfield of Georgetown; two brothers: Carl Howard of Oregon and Frank Barieau of Indiana, several nieces and nephews also survive.