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Pershing H “Bob” Helms Sr.

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Pershing H “Bob” Helms Sr.

Birth
Holly Grove, Monroe County, Arkansas, USA
Death
23 Nov 1989 (aged 71)
Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana, USA
Burial
New Buffalo, Berrien County, Michigan, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.7876861, Longitude: -86.7555778
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Son of Jasper Calvin Helms and Dollie Mae Webb.

Husband of Mary Lee Moore.
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"Pershing Helms Sr.
NEW BUFFALO - Pershing H. "Bob" Helms Sr., 71, 18327 Ridge Road New Buffalo, died Thursday at St Anthony Medical Center, Crown Point, Ind.

The funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Kerley, Starks and Smith Funeral Home, New Buffalo, where friends may call Sunday from 2 to 9 p.m. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, New Buffalo. Memorials may be made to the Michigan Heart Association.

Mr. Helms was born July 18, 1918, in Arkansas.

Survivors include: his wife, the former Mary Moore; two sons Billy of Clarksville, Ark. and Pershing "Hubert" Jr. of New Buffalo; three daughters Dollie "Cookie" Jumche of Michigan City, Ind, Joan Wyse of New Buffalo and Mary Walden of Michigan City, Ind.; 16 grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; two brothers Mark of West Helena, Ark. and Diamond of Springdale, Ark.; and two sisters Gracie Strawn of Helena, Ark. and Jean Forrester of Taylorsville, N.C. He was preceded in death by a son, James." From The Herald-Palladium, November 24, 1989, page 15
Son of Jasper Calvin Helms and Dollie Mae Webb.

Husband of Mary Lee Moore.
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"Pershing Helms Sr.
NEW BUFFALO - Pershing H. "Bob" Helms Sr., 71, 18327 Ridge Road New Buffalo, died Thursday at St Anthony Medical Center, Crown Point, Ind.

The funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Kerley, Starks and Smith Funeral Home, New Buffalo, where friends may call Sunday from 2 to 9 p.m. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, New Buffalo. Memorials may be made to the Michigan Heart Association.

Mr. Helms was born July 18, 1918, in Arkansas.

Survivors include: his wife, the former Mary Moore; two sons Billy of Clarksville, Ark. and Pershing "Hubert" Jr. of New Buffalo; three daughters Dollie "Cookie" Jumche of Michigan City, Ind, Joan Wyse of New Buffalo and Mary Walden of Michigan City, Ind.; 16 grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; two brothers Mark of West Helena, Ark. and Diamond of Springdale, Ark.; and two sisters Gracie Strawn of Helena, Ark. and Jean Forrester of Taylorsville, N.C. He was preceded in death by a son, James." From The Herald-Palladium, November 24, 1989, page 15


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186933290/pershing_h-helms: accessed ), memorial page for Pershing H “Bob” Helms Sr. (18 Jul 1918–23 Nov 1989), Find a Grave Memorial ID 186933290, citing Pine Grove Cemetery, New Buffalo, Berrien County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by JanFamily (contributor 47592488).