Howard Kenneth Mantle, age 86, of Jefferson City, Mo., passed away Monday, August 29, 2022, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital. Visitation will be held at Freeman Mortuary from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., Thursday, September 1, 2022. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 2, 2022, in the Freeman Chapel. Graveside service and interment will follow at Hawthorn Memorial Gardens. Mr. Mantle's full obituary will be posted to the funeral home website Wednesday afternoon and published in Thursday's News Tribune. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Freeman Mortuary. www.freemanmortuary.com