Services for Herbert H. HELTON, Long Beach, Calif., were held Friday afternoon, January 20 at the Roberts Chapel with Rev. Steve P. Gaskins, Methodist Pastor officiating. Burial was in New Hope Cemetery.
Mr. HELTON died January 15, at the home of his son Billy HELTON, in Long Beach, where he and his wife were visiting. The family had just gone into the living room following the noon meal, when he suddenly collapsed and died of a heart attack.
He was born December 25, 1897 in Coleman County, Texas, and was married to Miss Kate BEAN, sister of Mack and George BEAN of Stilwell, in 1919 and lived there for several years before moving back to Texas, and later to Muskogee where they lived for years before going to California to spend the winter.
He was converted to Christ in March 1946 in First Baptist church, Muskogee.
Surviving are his wife; son Billy; daughter Mrs. Keith COINER of Long Beach; three grandchildren, mother, Mrs. Birdie HELTON, Aspermont, Texas, a brother Joe HELTON of Haskell County, Texas; five sisters, Mrs. Roy KITCHEN, Levelland, Texas, Mrs. Amon IVEY, Haskell County; Mrs. Charlie PHILLIPS and Mrs. Alvia STEVENS of Fort Worth, Texas and Mrs. Marvin WOMACK of Tahlequah. All but Mrs. PHILLIPS and Mrs. STEVENS attended the funeral.
Stilwell Democrat Journal, Silwell, Adair County, Oklahoma January 1950
Services for Herbert H. HELTON, Long Beach, Calif., were held Friday afternoon, January 20 at the Roberts Chapel with Rev. Steve P. Gaskins, Methodist Pastor officiating. Burial was in New Hope Cemetery.
Mr. HELTON died January 15, at the home of his son Billy HELTON, in Long Beach, where he and his wife were visiting. The family had just gone into the living room following the noon meal, when he suddenly collapsed and died of a heart attack.
He was born December 25, 1897 in Coleman County, Texas, and was married to Miss Kate BEAN, sister of Mack and George BEAN of Stilwell, in 1919 and lived there for several years before moving back to Texas, and later to Muskogee where they lived for years before going to California to spend the winter.
He was converted to Christ in March 1946 in First Baptist church, Muskogee.
Surviving are his wife; son Billy; daughter Mrs. Keith COINER of Long Beach; three grandchildren, mother, Mrs. Birdie HELTON, Aspermont, Texas, a brother Joe HELTON of Haskell County, Texas; five sisters, Mrs. Roy KITCHEN, Levelland, Texas, Mrs. Amon IVEY, Haskell County; Mrs. Charlie PHILLIPS and Mrs. Alvia STEVENS of Fort Worth, Texas and Mrs. Marvin WOMACK of Tahlequah. All but Mrs. PHILLIPS and Mrs. STEVENS attended the funeral.
Stilwell Democrat Journal, Silwell, Adair County, Oklahoma January 1950
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