Helen Paulene McCulley was the daughter of John and Catherine Kephart McCulley. She was the tenth child of fourteen children. She attended Green View Country School and graduated from Gibson High School in 1943.
She worked at the Maytag Factory in Newton, Iowa, the airplane plant in Omaha, Nebraska and then the Overall Factory in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
She was married to John C James in 1947 at the Methodist Church in Oskaloosa. Iowa. They settled on a farm near Deep River, Iowa. To this union two children were born, Michael and Brenda.
Helen enjoyed her family, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed family get-togethers, fishing, camping, wintering in Florida, fishing in Canada and playing cards.
Helen was not afraid to work. Being a farmer's wife, she took care of many tasks from spring field work, hauling in wagons at harvest time, taking care of chores, raising chickens, and having a garden, always having breakfast, lunch and supper being a four-course meal.
Helen's faith was always strong and she was a member of the New Sharon First Christian Church. She was baptized April, 2010, and received the Lord as her personal savior.
Helen Paulene McCulley was the daughter of John and Catherine Kephart McCulley. She was the tenth child of fourteen children. She attended Green View Country School and graduated from Gibson High School in 1943.
She worked at the Maytag Factory in Newton, Iowa, the airplane plant in Omaha, Nebraska and then the Overall Factory in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
She was married to John C James in 1947 at the Methodist Church in Oskaloosa. Iowa. They settled on a farm near Deep River, Iowa. To this union two children were born, Michael and Brenda.
Helen enjoyed her family, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed family get-togethers, fishing, camping, wintering in Florida, fishing in Canada and playing cards.
Helen was not afraid to work. Being a farmer's wife, she took care of many tasks from spring field work, hauling in wagons at harvest time, taking care of chores, raising chickens, and having a garden, always having breakfast, lunch and supper being a four-course meal.
Helen's faith was always strong and she was a member of the New Sharon First Christian Church. She was baptized April, 2010, and received the Lord as her personal savior.
Family Members
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Vernon C. McCulley
1908–2006
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Elizabeth McCulley Acord
1909–1958
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Marvin John "Mac" McCulley
1911–1988
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Margaret Esther "Peg" McCulley Sampson
1913–1986
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Donald James "Runt" McCulley
1914–2010
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Infant Son McCulley
1918–1918
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Rassie McCulley
1918–1918
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Robert Lewis "Bob" McCulley Sr
1919–2013
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William Henry McCulley
1921–1978
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Maybelle "Jean" McCulley Williams
1922–2019
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Sgt Kenneth Charles McCulley
1926–2003
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Catherine Agnes McCulley
1928–1929
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David F. McCulley
1931–1981
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Harlan Arthur McCulley
1935–1998
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