Funeral services will be 1 pm Tuesday 6/26/2018 at Crestwood Chapel for Mr. Howard E. Gamblin age 86 of Rainbow City who died Saturday. Ricky Hudson, Mitchell Gibbs and son Brian Keith will officiate. Burial will be in Crestwood Cemetery. Crestwood Funeral Home announcing.

Mr. Gamblin was a proud Air Force Veteran, and hardworking man, working two jobs most of his life to give all he could to his family. He was a generous loving man, longtime member and former pastor of Unity Church. He was a loving ,husband, father and friend to all, and will be dearly missed.

He is preceded in death by wife Margaret, parents Floyd and Beulah Gamblin, brothers Calvin and Frank.

He is survived by sons Howard (Margaret) ,Kenneth(Helen)Brian Keith(Elsie) and daughter Jonnie Belinda(Todd) Epps, and an abundance of grandchildren, great grandchildren ,nieces nephews and friends.

Pallbearers will be Rocky Lowell ,Michael McCoy, Zach Gamblin, Matthew Gibbs and Todd Epps.

Special thanks to Encompass Health and Hospice.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday 6/26/2018 from 11 am until the time of service.