✿•* Dakota Eugene "Cooter" Helm *•✿
(June 26, 1996 ~ October 13, 2008)
26 June 1996 – 13 October 2008
~❤~
" My Mother's step great-grandson "
Dakota Eugene "Cooter" Helm, 12 year old son of Thomas and Candi Briggs Helm, of Columbus, Kansas, went to heaven in the arms of the Angels October 13, 2008, at 3:29 p.m., from Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, after complications from a heart transplant.
He is survived by his loving parents, Thomas and Candi, brother Jeffrey Briggs and sister Christina Miller and her husband George O'Banion, a niece Ceeli O'Banion and a nephew Chad O'Banion, all of Columbus, Ks., several aunts, uncles, cousins and a large extended family.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Claude and Vickie Crabtree Briggs, and his paternal grandparents, Gene and Carol Helm.
Dakota was a member of the First Baptist Church Youth Group. He was also an avid fisherman.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning October 18, at the First Christian Church in Columbus, with burial in Park Cemetery.
An Honor Guard will be provided for Dakota by the Columbus Fire Dept. and the Columbus Police Dept.
Memorial contributions are suggested to help defray Dakota's final expenses and may be left or mailed to the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, PO Box 123, 611 Southeast Avenue, Columbus, Kansas 66725.
Dakota has touched the hearts of so many people all over the world and brought so many people closer to God through prayer. If that was his purpose here on earth, Mission accomplished Little Guy.
--Message from Thomas, Dakota's Dad --
Missing peices of your Heart!
Well I am at Home here in Columbus, Kansas. I had the hardest time leaving St. Louis, Mo. without Dakota Helm, the love of my life. But yet I am so blessed to have had Dakota in my life for he looked up to me, as I looked more up to him! He wanted to fight crime and fight fires and help people in so many ways. Before Dakota got the tube in his mouth Dakota asked me if his friends would be mad at him if he died or would they miss him! The thing I find the hardest to believe is that he did not care if he was going to die he cared about you! Again YOU! Dakota knew where his heart was and it was inside you. What I am saying we was Dakotas heart, we gave Dakota heart. Dakota now has his new heart from YOU! As I told Dakota's best friend here that told me they wanted to give their heart to Dakota so he could live. I answered "you did"! I told them that Dakota took a part of my heart as well took a part of his moms heart too. Then with the love of YOU and all the other hearts that feel they are missing a piece of their heart. With all the love that you people gave my son, DAKOTA EUGENE HELM, at the age of 12 on October the 13th 2008 God put the pieces with the LOVE and put Dakota's heart back together and now Dakota will always have a piece of your heart in his heart forever!
Now I can THANK EACH AND EVERYONE FOR DAKOTA'S NEW HEART!
Love you all from the bottom of my heart at which I know if you are reading this YOU have a hole in your heart now!
On Saturday the 18th of 2008 at 1000 hours (10:00 AM)
At 128 West Elm in the city of Columbus, Kansas,
DAKOTA EUGENE HELM will be placed in his resting place.
Just to let you all know I feel for the ones who ever lost your child before you!
It hurts and in my case feels so good that he has no and I mean no more pain! That means the world to us!
Bye DAKOTA! Dad, Mom, Brother and Sister are missing a large part of our Hearts!
Love You Dakota!
Thanks
Thomas, Candi, Jeffrey, Christina HELM
~♥~(A very special THANK YOU to Sweet Sue * Sending God's Love for sponsoring Dakota's memorial. Also Thank you to the Power of Prayer group and the Garden of Prayer group for all the prayers for Dakota and his family. God Bless you all.)~♥~
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~✿~ Above biography by: Barb J
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Dakota Helm (1996 - 2008) – Park Cemetery –
Suggested By: Elkco #46920941, 18 September 2022.
Father: Empty; Thomas Helm (1971-2021)
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Orlena #46627566.
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(June 26, 1996 ~ October 13, 2008)
26 June 1996 – 13 October 2008
~❤~
" My Mother's step great-grandson "
Dakota Eugene "Cooter" Helm, 12 year old son of Thomas and Candi Briggs Helm, of Columbus, Kansas, went to heaven in the arms of the Angels October 13, 2008, at 3:29 p.m., from Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, after complications from a heart transplant.
He is survived by his loving parents, Thomas and Candi, brother Jeffrey Briggs and sister Christina Miller and her husband George O'Banion, a niece Ceeli O'Banion and a nephew Chad O'Banion, all of Columbus, Ks., several aunts, uncles, cousins and a large extended family.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Claude and Vickie Crabtree Briggs, and his paternal grandparents, Gene and Carol Helm.
Dakota was a member of the First Baptist Church Youth Group. He was also an avid fisherman.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning October 18, at the First Christian Church in Columbus, with burial in Park Cemetery.
An Honor Guard will be provided for Dakota by the Columbus Fire Dept. and the Columbus Police Dept.
Memorial contributions are suggested to help defray Dakota's final expenses and may be left or mailed to the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, PO Box 123, 611 Southeast Avenue, Columbus, Kansas 66725.
Dakota has touched the hearts of so many people all over the world and brought so many people closer to God through prayer. If that was his purpose here on earth, Mission accomplished Little Guy.
--Message from Thomas, Dakota's Dad --
Missing peices of your Heart!
Well I am at Home here in Columbus, Kansas. I had the hardest time leaving St. Louis, Mo. without Dakota Helm, the love of my life. But yet I am so blessed to have had Dakota in my life for he looked up to me, as I looked more up to him! He wanted to fight crime and fight fires and help people in so many ways. Before Dakota got the tube in his mouth Dakota asked me if his friends would be mad at him if he died or would they miss him! The thing I find the hardest to believe is that he did not care if he was going to die he cared about you! Again YOU! Dakota knew where his heart was and it was inside you. What I am saying we was Dakotas heart, we gave Dakota heart. Dakota now has his new heart from YOU! As I told Dakota's best friend here that told me they wanted to give their heart to Dakota so he could live. I answered "you did"! I told them that Dakota took a part of my heart as well took a part of his moms heart too. Then with the love of YOU and all the other hearts that feel they are missing a piece of their heart. With all the love that you people gave my son, DAKOTA EUGENE HELM, at the age of 12 on October the 13th 2008 God put the pieces with the LOVE and put Dakota's heart back together and now Dakota will always have a piece of your heart in his heart forever!
Now I can THANK EACH AND EVERYONE FOR DAKOTA'S NEW HEART!
Love you all from the bottom of my heart at which I know if you are reading this YOU have a hole in your heart now!
On Saturday the 18th of 2008 at 1000 hours (10:00 AM)
At 128 West Elm in the city of Columbus, Kansas,
DAKOTA EUGENE HELM will be placed in his resting place.
Just to let you all know I feel for the ones who ever lost your child before you!
It hurts and in my case feels so good that he has no and I mean no more pain! That means the world to us!
Bye DAKOTA! Dad, Mom, Brother and Sister are missing a large part of our Hearts!
Love You Dakota!
Thanks
Thomas, Candi, Jeffrey, Christina HELM
~♥~(A very special THANK YOU to Sweet Sue * Sending God's Love for sponsoring Dakota's memorial. Also Thank you to the Power of Prayer group and the Garden of Prayer group for all the prayers for Dakota and his family. God Bless you all.)~♥~
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~✿~ Above biography by: Barb J
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Dakota Helm (1996 - 2008) – Park Cemetery –
Suggested By: Elkco #46920941, 18 September 2022.
Father: Empty; Thomas Helm (1971-2021)
*•✿♥✿•*
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Orlena #46627566.
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✿•* Dakota Eugene "Cooter" Helm *•✿
(June 26, 1996 ~ October 13, 2008)
26 June 1996 – 13 October 2008
~❤~
" My Mother's step great-grandson "
Dakota Eugene "Cooter" Helm, 12 year old son of Thomas and Candi Briggs Helm, of Columbus, Kansas, went to heaven in the arms of the Angels October 13, 2008, at 3:29 p.m., from Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, after complications from a heart transplant.
He is survived by his loving parents, Thomas and Candi, brother Jeffrey Briggs and sister Christina Miller and her husband George O'Banion, a niece Ceeli O'Banion and a nephew Chad O'Banion, all of Columbus, Ks., several aunts, uncles, cousins and a large extended family.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Claude and Vickie Crabtree Briggs, and his paternal grandparents, Gene and Carol Helm.
Dakota was a member of the First Baptist Church Youth Group. He was also an avid fisherman.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning October 18, at the First Christian Church in Columbus, with burial in Park Cemetery.
An Honor Guard will be provided for Dakota by the Columbus Fire Dept. and the Columbus Police Dept.
Memorial contributions are suggested to help defray Dakota's final expenses and may be left or mailed to the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, PO Box 123, 611 Southeast Avenue, Columbus, Kansas 66725.
Dakota has touched the hearts of so many people all over the world and brought so many people closer to God through prayer. If that was his purpose here on earth, Mission accomplished Little Guy.
--Message from Thomas, Dakota's Dad --
Missing peices of your Heart!
Well I am at Home here in Columbus, Kansas. I had the hardest time leaving St. Louis, Mo. without Dakota Helm, the love of my life. But yet I am so blessed to have had Dakota in my life for he looked up to me, as I looked more up to him! He wanted to fight crime and fight fires and help people in so many ways. Before Dakota got the tube in his mouth Dakota asked me if his friends would be mad at him if he died or would they miss him! The thing I find the hardest to believe is that he did not care if he was going to die he cared about you! Again YOU! Dakota knew where his heart was and it was inside you. What I am saying we was Dakotas heart, we gave Dakota heart. Dakota now has his new heart from YOU! As I told Dakota's best friend here that told me they wanted to give their heart to Dakota so he could live. I answered "you did"! I told them that Dakota took a part of my heart as well took a part of his moms heart too. Then with the love of YOU and all the other hearts that feel they are missing a piece of their heart. With all the love that you people gave my son, DAKOTA EUGENE HELM, at the age of 12 on October the 13th 2008 God put the pieces with the LOVE and put Dakota's heart back together and now Dakota will always have a piece of your heart in his heart forever!
Now I can THANK EACH AND EVERYONE FOR DAKOTA'S NEW HEART!
Love you all from the bottom of my heart at which I know if you are reading this YOU have a hole in your heart now!
On Saturday the 18th of 2008 at 1000 hours (10:00 AM)
At 128 West Elm in the city of Columbus, Kansas,
DAKOTA EUGENE HELM will be placed in his resting place.
Just to let you all know I feel for the ones who ever lost your child before you!
It hurts and in my case feels so good that he has no and I mean no more pain! That means the world to us!
Bye DAKOTA! Dad, Mom, Brother and Sister are missing a large part of our Hearts!
Love You Dakota!
Thanks
Thomas, Candi, Jeffrey, Christina HELM
~♥~(A very special THANK YOU to Sweet Sue * Sending God's Love for sponsoring Dakota's memorial. Also Thank you to the Power of Prayer group and the Garden of Prayer group for all the prayers for Dakota and his family. God Bless you all.)~♥~
_______________________________
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~*~
~✿~ Above biography by: Barb J
*~*
~✿~
_______________________________
*•✿♥✿•*
Dakota Helm (1996 - 2008) – Park Cemetery –
Suggested By: Elkco #46920941, 18 September 2022.
Father: Empty; Thomas Helm (1971-2021)
*•✿♥✿•*
~*~
Orlena #46627566.
*~*
(June 26, 1996 ~ October 13, 2008)
26 June 1996 – 13 October 2008
~❤~
" My Mother's step great-grandson "
Dakota Eugene "Cooter" Helm, 12 year old son of Thomas and Candi Briggs Helm, of Columbus, Kansas, went to heaven in the arms of the Angels October 13, 2008, at 3:29 p.m., from Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, after complications from a heart transplant.
He is survived by his loving parents, Thomas and Candi, brother Jeffrey Briggs and sister Christina Miller and her husband George O'Banion, a niece Ceeli O'Banion and a nephew Chad O'Banion, all of Columbus, Ks., several aunts, uncles, cousins and a large extended family.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Claude and Vickie Crabtree Briggs, and his paternal grandparents, Gene and Carol Helm.
Dakota was a member of the First Baptist Church Youth Group. He was also an avid fisherman.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning October 18, at the First Christian Church in Columbus, with burial in Park Cemetery.
An Honor Guard will be provided for Dakota by the Columbus Fire Dept. and the Columbus Police Dept.
Memorial contributions are suggested to help defray Dakota's final expenses and may be left or mailed to the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, PO Box 123, 611 Southeast Avenue, Columbus, Kansas 66725.
Dakota has touched the hearts of so many people all over the world and brought so many people closer to God through prayer. If that was his purpose here on earth, Mission accomplished Little Guy.
--Message from Thomas, Dakota's Dad --
Missing peices of your Heart!
Well I am at Home here in Columbus, Kansas. I had the hardest time leaving St. Louis, Mo. without Dakota Helm, the love of my life. But yet I am so blessed to have had Dakota in my life for he looked up to me, as I looked more up to him! He wanted to fight crime and fight fires and help people in so many ways. Before Dakota got the tube in his mouth Dakota asked me if his friends would be mad at him if he died or would they miss him! The thing I find the hardest to believe is that he did not care if he was going to die he cared about you! Again YOU! Dakota knew where his heart was and it was inside you. What I am saying we was Dakotas heart, we gave Dakota heart. Dakota now has his new heart from YOU! As I told Dakota's best friend here that told me they wanted to give their heart to Dakota so he could live. I answered "you did"! I told them that Dakota took a part of my heart as well took a part of his moms heart too. Then with the love of YOU and all the other hearts that feel they are missing a piece of their heart. With all the love that you people gave my son, DAKOTA EUGENE HELM, at the age of 12 on October the 13th 2008 God put the pieces with the LOVE and put Dakota's heart back together and now Dakota will always have a piece of your heart in his heart forever!
Now I can THANK EACH AND EVERYONE FOR DAKOTA'S NEW HEART!
Love you all from the bottom of my heart at which I know if you are reading this YOU have a hole in your heart now!
On Saturday the 18th of 2008 at 1000 hours (10:00 AM)
At 128 West Elm in the city of Columbus, Kansas,
DAKOTA EUGENE HELM will be placed in his resting place.
Just to let you all know I feel for the ones who ever lost your child before you!
It hurts and in my case feels so good that he has no and I mean no more pain! That means the world to us!
Bye DAKOTA! Dad, Mom, Brother and Sister are missing a large part of our Hearts!
Love You Dakota!
Thanks
Thomas, Candi, Jeffrey, Christina HELM
~♥~(A very special THANK YOU to Sweet Sue * Sending God's Love for sponsoring Dakota's memorial. Also Thank you to the Power of Prayer group and the Garden of Prayer group for all the prayers for Dakota and his family. God Bless you all.)~♥~
_______________________________
~✿~
~*~
~✿~ Above biography by: Barb J
*~*
~✿~
_______________________________
*•✿♥✿•*
Dakota Helm (1996 - 2008) – Park Cemetery –
Suggested By: Elkco #46920941, 18 September 2022.
Father: Empty; Thomas Helm (1971-2021)
*•✿♥✿•*
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Orlena #46627566.
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