Walter B. Helms 12/15/1923 -1/19/2008
Funeral services for Walter B. Helms, 84, of Jacksonville are
scheduled for Tuesday, January 22, at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Autry
Funeral Home with Bishop Rudy Bond, Bishop R.C. Helms and Tony Rolllins
officiating. Burial will be in Meador Cemetery.
Walter was a retired inspector for Gray Tool Co. and a member of New
Life Worship Center, Tyler. He and his wife Addie pastored at First
Pentecostal Church in Jacksonville for 15 years.
He is preceded in death by his first wife: Dorothy Helms, daughter;
Wanda Redd, brothers: James, Genie and Verdell and sisters: Mary
Wilkerson and Marie Melton.
He is survived by his wife: Addie Helms, Jacksonville, son &
daughter-in-law: Walter & Donna Helms, Spring, TX., Daughters &
Son-in-law: Dorothy Rollins, Jacksonville, Linda & Steve Girault,
Jacksonville, Step daughter and spouse: Kathy & Tony Rollins:
Jacksonville, Step-Sons: John Soley, Huffman, TX., Philip & Cindy Soley,
Spring, TX., Steve & Brenda Soley, Kingwood, TX., Doug Soley,
Jacksonville and Gary & Cheryl Soley, Angleton. Grandchildren:
Michelle, Kelley, Deanna, Stephanie, Tony & Wesley, Step-Grandchildren:
Jonathon, Meagan, Jessica, Ashley, Jessie & Lisa, 8 Great-Grandchildren,
3 Great-Great-Grandchildren, 4 Step-Grandchildren, brothers: Bishop R.C.
HElms, Corsicana, D.L. HElms, Jacksonville. Elmer Helms, Celeste, TX., &
Sister: Ruby Holbert, Houston.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM Monday, January 21st at
Autry Funeral Home.
Information from Autry Funeral Home
Walter B. Helms
Funeral services for Walter B. Helms, 84, of
Jacksonville, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008, in Autry
Funeral Home Chapel with Bishop Rudy Bond, Bishop R.C. Helms and Tony
Rollins officiating under the direction of Autry Funeral Home,
Jacksonville. Burial will be in Meador Cemetery, Jacksonville.
Helms died Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, in Jacksonville. He was born Dec. 15,
1923, in Cushman, Ark.
He was a retired inspector for Gary Tool Co. and a member of New Life
Worship Center in Tyler. He and his wife, Addie, pastored at First
Pentecostal Church of God in Jacksonville for 15 years.
He is preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Helm; daughter, Wanda
Redd; brothers, James, Genie and Verdell; sisters, Mary Wilkerson and
Marie Melton. Survivors include his wife, Addie Helm, of Jacksonville;
son and daughter-in-law Walter and Donna Helm of Spring; daughters and
son-in-law, Linda and Steve Girault and Dorothy Rollins, all of
Jacksonville; stepdaughter and stepson-in-law, Kathy and Tony Rollins of
Jacksonville; stepsons and stepdaughters-in-law, John Soley of Huffman,
Phillip and Cindy Soley of Spring, Steve and Brenda Soley of Kingwood,
Doug Soley of Jacksonville and Gary and Cheryl Soley of Angleton;
grandchildren, Michelle, Kelley, Deanna, Stephanie, Tony and Wesley;
step-grandchildren, Jonathon, Meagan, Jessica, Ashley Jessie and Lisa;
eight great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; four step
great-grandchildren, R.C. Helms, of Corsicana, D.L. Helms of
Jacksonville and Elmer Helms of Celeste; and a sister, Ruby Holbert of
Houston.
Pallbearers will be Tony Rollins, Wesley Wilson, Kevin McCarty, Jonathan
Sparks, Adam Alonso, Weldon Taylor, Erich Isayev and Ron Francis.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, at Autry Funeral Home.
Information from The Jacksonville Daily Progress
WALTER B. HELMS
Funeral for Walter B. Helms, 84, of Jacksonville, was at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Autry Funeral Home chapel with Bishops Rudy Bond and R.C. Helms, and Tony Rollins officiating. Burial was in Meador Cemetery.
Mr. Helms died Jan. 18. He was born Dec. 15, 1923, in Cushman, Ark. He retired as an inspector for Gray Tool Co., was a member of New Life Worship Center in Tyler, and co-pastored at First Pentecostal Church of God in Jacksonville for 15 years. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Helms; daughter, Wanda Redd; brothers, James, Genie and Verdell; and sisters, Mary Wilkerson and Marie Melton.
Survivors include his wife, Addie Helms of Jacksonville; a son, Walter Helms of Spring; two daughters, Dorothy Rollins and Linda Girault, both of Jacksonville; a stepdaughter, Kathy Rollins of Jacksonville; five stepsons, John Soley of Huffman, Phillip Soley of Spring, Steve Soley of Kingwood, Doug Soley of Jacksonville, and Gary Soley of Angleton; three brothers, Bishop R.C. Helms of Corsicana, D.L. Helms of Jacksonville, and Elmer Helms of Celeste; a sister, Ruby Holbert of Houston; six grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; four step-great grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Tony Rollins, Wesley Wilson, Kevin Mc- Carty, Jonathan Sparks, Adam Alonso, Weldon Taylor, Erich Isayev and Ron Francis.
Information from The Cherokeean Herald