Helen Matilda Owens, a former educator, passed away on May 9, 2007 at the age of 82. She taught for 41 years in the Derby School District, retiring in 1992. She made many contributions to the school district. She was involved with the Student Council, Operation Holiday, Adoption of a Needy Family, and chaperoning the Washington D.C. trip each year. Helen was preceded in death by her mother, father and 3 sisters. She is survived by a niece, cousins and friends who will miss her presence. Services were held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 11, 2007 at the DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary Wichita, Kansas. Christian burial to follow at El Paso Cemetery, Derby, Kansas. Memorials were sent to USD 260 Derby Middle School.
DO NOT WEEP FOR ME
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there; I did not die.
DO NOT WEEP FOR ME
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there; I did not die.
Helen Matilda Owens, a former educator, passed away on May 9, 2007 at the age of 82. She taught for 41 years in the Derby School District, retiring in 1992. She made many contributions to the school district. She was involved with the Student Council, Operation Holiday, Adoption of a Needy Family, and chaperoning the Washington D.C. trip each year. Helen was preceded in death by her mother, father and 3 sisters. She is survived by a niece, cousins and friends who will miss her presence. Services were held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 11, 2007 at the DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary Wichita, Kansas. Christian burial to follow at El Paso Cemetery, Derby, Kansas. Memorials were sent to USD 260 Derby Middle School.
DO NOT WEEP FOR ME
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there; I did not die.
DO NOT WEEP FOR ME
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there; I did not die.
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