Alice Evelyn Howard of The Colony, Texas passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 in Plano, Texas. She was 80 years old.She was born June 28, 1933 in New Orleans, LA, daughter of Florence Catherine Scherer Gaudet and Philip Arthur Gaudet. Sister to Emilie Hinton, Jeanne Garvey and Philip Gaudet, Jr.Retired from Walk Haydel & Associates of New Orleans. She enjoyed spending time tending her beautiful rose garden and was a great fan of LSU football and enjoyed the Texas Rangers baseball as well.Alice is survived by her sister, Emilie Hinton, her four children, John Walter Howard, Laurie Lynn Aceves, Stephen Mark Howard and Ellen Ruth Barras, her 8 grandchildren, Renee Constance Schmitt, Kathryn Danielle Howard, Christina Lynn Rodriguez, John Walter Howard, Jr., Mark Stephen Howard, Julie Ann Lewis, Jonathan Lee Michael Barras and Rachel Kathleen Hope Barras, and her 5 great grandchildren.Funeral services were held on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Brooks Family Chapel of the North Dallas Funeral Home, 2710 Farmers Branch, Texas 75234.Please send family condolences and sign the guestbook on this website.