Big Bear Lake, San Bernardino County, CA
Published in the "Big Bear Grizzly"
File uploaded 18 Feb 2005

This file is part of the California Tombstone Project
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Helen Harrington

83, passed Nov. 7, 2004, to be with our Heavenly Father. A long time Big Bear resident, 
Helen Melvina Shaw was born March 21, 1921 to Lotti and John Shaw. One of 12 children, 
Helen married Charlie Harrington in 1939 in Rifle, Colo. He preceded her in death after 
47 years together in 1983, and their son Chuck passed in 1991.

Helen is survived by her loving husband, Ike Gray of nine years; daughter Charlenne Newton; 
three grandchildren, Carla Peacock, Carleen Shelton, and Jay Newton; plus six great 
grandchildren, all of Kingman; two brothers, Perry of Alma, Ark. and Jack Shaw of Miss.; 
sister Betty Portman of Paonia, Colo.

A wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and dear friend, she will be missed. 
Services were held Nov. 9 in Kingman.