Funeral for Margaret Helm Smith, 91, formerly of Rusk, was at 2 p.m. Sunday at Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home chapel.
Mrs. Smith resided in Grand Prairie with her daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Neal Pope.
The Rev. Floyd Gaston officiated and William Vaught, longtime family friend, shared memories of Ms. Smith. Burial was in Atoy Cemetery.
Mrs. Smith died Jan. 3 in Baylor Irving Hospital in Irving. She retired from Rusk State Hospital and started her quilting business, Margaret's Machine Quilting. She was featured twice in the Cherokee County Co-Op magazine.
Mrs. Smith was born July 6, 1921, in Palestine.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Mary Eva Rice; three sons, Leroy Helm, Waylon Helm and William Arthur Helm; a daughter, Mary Jane Helm; a brother and six sisters.
Survivors include three daughters, Joyce Harlan of Atlanta, Ga., Sharon Pope and son-in-law, Neal Pope of Grand Prairie and Nancy Adams of Jacksonville; daughter-in-law, Dolores Helm of Grand Prairie; brother, Coy Rice and sister-in-law Alice Rice of Athens; sister-in-law, Mary Helm of Alto; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; and longtime friends, Lois Mims of Jacksonville and Rita Wiggins of Rusk.
Grandsons Dennis Lusk, Jason Helm, Roger Pope, Shawn Pope, Bryan Helm and Jeffrey Helm served as pallbearers.
Cherokeean Herald, Wednesday, January 9, 2013.
Mrs. Smith resided in Grand Prairie with her daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Neal Pope.
The Rev. Floyd Gaston officiated and William Vaught, longtime family friend, shared memories of Ms. Smith. Burial was in Atoy Cemetery.
Mrs. Smith died Jan. 3 in Baylor Irving Hospital in Irving. She retired from Rusk State Hospital and started her quilting business, Margaret's Machine Quilting. She was featured twice in the Cherokee County Co-Op magazine.
Mrs. Smith was born July 6, 1921, in Palestine.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Mary Eva Rice; three sons, Leroy Helm, Waylon Helm and William Arthur Helm; a daughter, Mary Jane Helm; a brother and six sisters.
Survivors include three daughters, Joyce Harlan of Atlanta, Ga., Sharon Pope and son-in-law, Neal Pope of Grand Prairie and Nancy Adams of Jacksonville; daughter-in-law, Dolores Helm of Grand Prairie; brother, Coy Rice and sister-in-law Alice Rice of Athens; sister-in-law, Mary Helm of Alto; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; and longtime friends, Lois Mims of Jacksonville and Rita Wiggins of Rusk.
Grandsons Dennis Lusk, Jason Helm, Roger Pope, Shawn Pope, Bryan Helm and Jeffrey Helm served as pallbearers.
Cherokeean Herald, Wednesday, January 9, 2013.
Funeral for Margaret Helm Smith, 91, formerly of Rusk, was at 2 p.m. Sunday at Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home chapel.
Mrs. Smith resided in Grand Prairie with her daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Neal Pope.
The Rev. Floyd Gaston officiated and William Vaught, longtime family friend, shared memories of Ms. Smith. Burial was in Atoy Cemetery.
Mrs. Smith died Jan. 3 in Baylor Irving Hospital in Irving. She retired from Rusk State Hospital and started her quilting business, Margaret's Machine Quilting. She was featured twice in the Cherokee County Co-Op magazine.
Mrs. Smith was born July 6, 1921, in Palestine.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Mary Eva Rice; three sons, Leroy Helm, Waylon Helm and William Arthur Helm; a daughter, Mary Jane Helm; a brother and six sisters.
Survivors include three daughters, Joyce Harlan of Atlanta, Ga., Sharon Pope and son-in-law, Neal Pope of Grand Prairie and Nancy Adams of Jacksonville; daughter-in-law, Dolores Helm of Grand Prairie; brother, Coy Rice and sister-in-law Alice Rice of Athens; sister-in-law, Mary Helm of Alto; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; and longtime friends, Lois Mims of Jacksonville and Rita Wiggins of Rusk.
Grandsons Dennis Lusk, Jason Helm, Roger Pope, Shawn Pope, Bryan Helm and Jeffrey Helm served as pallbearers.
Cherokeean Herald, Wednesday, January 9, 2013.
Mrs. Smith resided in Grand Prairie with her daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Neal Pope.
The Rev. Floyd Gaston officiated and William Vaught, longtime family friend, shared memories of Ms. Smith. Burial was in Atoy Cemetery.
Mrs. Smith died Jan. 3 in Baylor Irving Hospital in Irving. She retired from Rusk State Hospital and started her quilting business, Margaret's Machine Quilting. She was featured twice in the Cherokee County Co-Op magazine.
Mrs. Smith was born July 6, 1921, in Palestine.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Mary Eva Rice; three sons, Leroy Helm, Waylon Helm and William Arthur Helm; a daughter, Mary Jane Helm; a brother and six sisters.
Survivors include three daughters, Joyce Harlan of Atlanta, Ga., Sharon Pope and son-in-law, Neal Pope of Grand Prairie and Nancy Adams of Jacksonville; daughter-in-law, Dolores Helm of Grand Prairie; brother, Coy Rice and sister-in-law Alice Rice of Athens; sister-in-law, Mary Helm of Alto; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; and longtime friends, Lois Mims of Jacksonville and Rita Wiggins of Rusk.
Grandsons Dennis Lusk, Jason Helm, Roger Pope, Shawn Pope, Bryan Helm and Jeffrey Helm served as pallbearers.
Cherokeean Herald, Wednesday, January 9, 2013.
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