Died w/complications after car accident
Adrian C. Helms, 65, of Barry died at 8:46 a.m. Tue., June 21, 1988 in Illini Hospital, Pittsfield. Born April 22, 1923 in Spring Creek, MO., he was a son of James M. and Anna Henderson Helms. He married Diane Green July 31, 1970 in Palmyra, MO. She survives. Mr. Helms was a retired employee of Callender Construction Co. of Pittsfield. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Barry, and was an avid fisherman and hunter. Survivors include two sons, Dennis of Pleasant Hill and Robert of Rockport; a stepson, Jeffrey Capps of Chatham; two daughters, Mrs. Linda Kay Vetter of Nebo and Mrs. Leigh Ann Greer of Bryan, TX.; two sisters Mrs. Mrs. June Buchanan of Nebo and Mrs. Ruth Ramsey of Pearl; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Steven, and a brother, Donald. Services were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Ward-Lummis Funeral Home in Pleasant Hill by the Rev. James Lane. Burial was in Crescent Hgts. Cem. in Pleasant Hill.
THREE INJURED IN ACCIDENT:
A two-car accident about 2 p.m. Monday June 6, 1988, resulted in injuries to two Pleasant Hill residents and a Barry driver.
According to state police reports, a car driven by Richard M. Jones, 18, Pleasant Hill was northbound on ILL. 96 about a half-mile north of Pleasant Hill when a southbound car driven by Adrian C. Helms, 65, of Barry made a left turn into his path. The two vehicles collided and the force of the impact threw a passenger, Michelle Howdeshell, 15, Pleasant Hill, from the Jones car, reports say. Jones was taken to Illini Community Hospital in Pittsfield with moderate injuries. Miss Howdeshell was treated at Illini and later transferred to Blessing Hospital in Quincy with injuries described as major. Helms also received major injuries, reports say. He was taken to Illini and then transferred to Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. The accident is still under investigation.
Adrian C. Helms, 65, of Barry died at 8:46 a.m. Tue., June 21, 1988 in Illini Hospital, Pittsfield. Born April 22, 1923 in Spring Creek, MO., he was a son of James M. and Anna Henderson Helms. He married Diane Green July 31, 1970 in Palmyra, MO. She survives. Mr. Helms was a retired employee of Callender Construction Co. of Pittsfield. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Barry, and was an avid fisherman and hunter. Survivors include two sons, Dennis of Pleasant Hill and Robert of Rockport; a stepson, Jeffrey Capps of Chatham; two daughters, Mrs. Linda Kay Vetter of Nebo and Mrs. Leigh Ann Greer of Bryan, TX.; two sisters Mrs. Mrs. June Buchanan of Nebo and Mrs. Ruth Ramsey of Pearl; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Steven, and a brother, Donald. Services were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Ward-Lummis Funeral Home in Pleasant Hill by the Rev. James Lane. Burial was in Crescent Hgts. Cem. in Pleasant Hill.
THREE INJURED IN ACCIDENT:
A two-car accident about 2 p.m. Monday June 6, 1988, resulted in injuries to two Pleasant Hill residents and a Barry driver.
According to state police reports, a car driven by Richard M. Jones, 18, Pleasant Hill was northbound on ILL. 96 about a half-mile north of Pleasant Hill when a southbound car driven by Adrian C. Helms, 65, of Barry made a left turn into his path. The two vehicles collided and the force of the impact threw a passenger, Michelle Howdeshell, 15, Pleasant Hill, from the Jones car, reports say. Jones was taken to Illini Community Hospital in Pittsfield with moderate injuries. Miss Howdeshell was treated at Illini and later transferred to Blessing Hospital in Quincy with injuries described as major. Helms also received major injuries, reports say. He was taken to Illini and then transferred to Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. The accident is still under investigation.
Died w/complications after car accident
Adrian C. Helms, 65, of Barry died at 8:46 a.m. Tue., June 21, 1988 in Illini Hospital, Pittsfield. Born April 22, 1923 in Spring Creek, MO., he was a son of James M. and Anna Henderson Helms. He married Diane Green July 31, 1970 in Palmyra, MO. She survives. Mr. Helms was a retired employee of Callender Construction Co. of Pittsfield. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Barry, and was an avid fisherman and hunter. Survivors include two sons, Dennis of Pleasant Hill and Robert of Rockport; a stepson, Jeffrey Capps of Chatham; two daughters, Mrs. Linda Kay Vetter of Nebo and Mrs. Leigh Ann Greer of Bryan, TX.; two sisters Mrs. Mrs. June Buchanan of Nebo and Mrs. Ruth Ramsey of Pearl; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Steven, and a brother, Donald. Services were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Ward-Lummis Funeral Home in Pleasant Hill by the Rev. James Lane. Burial was in Crescent Hgts. Cem. in Pleasant Hill.
THREE INJURED IN ACCIDENT:
A two-car accident about 2 p.m. Monday June 6, 1988, resulted in injuries to two Pleasant Hill residents and a Barry driver.
According to state police reports, a car driven by Richard M. Jones, 18, Pleasant Hill was northbound on ILL. 96 about a half-mile north of Pleasant Hill when a southbound car driven by Adrian C. Helms, 65, of Barry made a left turn into his path. The two vehicles collided and the force of the impact threw a passenger, Michelle Howdeshell, 15, Pleasant Hill, from the Jones car, reports say. Jones was taken to Illini Community Hospital in Pittsfield with moderate injuries. Miss Howdeshell was treated at Illini and later transferred to Blessing Hospital in Quincy with injuries described as major. Helms also received major injuries, reports say. He was taken to Illini and then transferred to Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. The accident is still under investigation.
Adrian C. Helms, 65, of Barry died at 8:46 a.m. Tue., June 21, 1988 in Illini Hospital, Pittsfield. Born April 22, 1923 in Spring Creek, MO., he was a son of James M. and Anna Henderson Helms. He married Diane Green July 31, 1970 in Palmyra, MO. She survives. Mr. Helms was a retired employee of Callender Construction Co. of Pittsfield. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Barry, and was an avid fisherman and hunter. Survivors include two sons, Dennis of Pleasant Hill and Robert of Rockport; a stepson, Jeffrey Capps of Chatham; two daughters, Mrs. Linda Kay Vetter of Nebo and Mrs. Leigh Ann Greer of Bryan, TX.; two sisters Mrs. Mrs. June Buchanan of Nebo and Mrs. Ruth Ramsey of Pearl; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Steven, and a brother, Donald. Services were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Ward-Lummis Funeral Home in Pleasant Hill by the Rev. James Lane. Burial was in Crescent Hgts. Cem. in Pleasant Hill.
THREE INJURED IN ACCIDENT:
A two-car accident about 2 p.m. Monday June 6, 1988, resulted in injuries to two Pleasant Hill residents and a Barry driver.
According to state police reports, a car driven by Richard M. Jones, 18, Pleasant Hill was northbound on ILL. 96 about a half-mile north of Pleasant Hill when a southbound car driven by Adrian C. Helms, 65, of Barry made a left turn into his path. The two vehicles collided and the force of the impact threw a passenger, Michelle Howdeshell, 15, Pleasant Hill, from the Jones car, reports say. Jones was taken to Illini Community Hospital in Pittsfield with moderate injuries. Miss Howdeshell was treated at Illini and later transferred to Blessing Hospital in Quincy with injuries described as major. Helms also received major injuries, reports say. He was taken to Illini and then transferred to Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. The accident is still under investigation.
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