OBITUARIES: HELTON, John Walter - Lincoln County, Kentucky Date: 13 October 2003 Submitted by: Sherri Hall http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000051 >From the Danville Advocate Messenger, 9 Dec 2002 CRAB ORCHARD -- John Walter Helton, 91, of Beech Street died Saturday at Rockcastle County Hospital. Born Oct. 16, 1911, in Rockcastle County, he was the son of the late William H. and Laura Osborne Helton. He was a retired welder and blacksmith. He formerly attended West Brodhead Church of God. Survivors include his wife, Myrtle Brummett Helton; three daughters, Ruby E. Allen of Crab Orchard, Evelyn Cooper of Springdale, Mich., and Grace A. Cooper of High Point, Ohio; two sons, Jackie Helton of Westland, Mich., and Donnie Helton of Mount Vernon; a brother, Curtis Helton of Arlington Heights, Ohio; a sister, Mary Bussell of Brodhead; 18 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and a great- great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by two daughters, Christine Harness and Mae Etta Wallin. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at McKnight Funeral Home by the Revs. Steven Bishop and John Erwin. Burial will be in Piney Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jason, Nikki and NeShay Helton, Danny Harness, Bobby Wallin and Jonnie Marie Moeller. Honorary pallbearers are Marvin Harness and Vealva Bussell. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today. ********************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************