Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Helmes, Lelia F. 2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net August 15, 2010, 11:04 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Friday, June 2, 2006 Lelia F. Helmes, age 74, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2006. She was born the daughter of William H. and Lillian (Barron) Trotter on February 1, 1932 in Kerrville, TN. Lelia was member of the Sky Hawk Skydivers in Ionia and enjoyed gardening and loved her flowers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin "Woody" Helmes, parents, and brother-in-laws, Gene Gullet and Lawrence Armstrong. Surviving are a son, Terry A. Helmes of Vickeryville, 2 daughters Deborah (Fred) Sheaffer of Orleans and Beverly Lynn Bissell of Ionia; 10 grandchildren;11 great grandchildren; sisters, Betty Lou (John) Downs of Millington, TN, Edith Armstrong of Millington, TN and Katherine (Jim) Rauch of Houston, TX. Private family services will be held at a later date. For those wishing, memorial contributions may be to Ionia Area Hospice in memory of Lelia F. Helmes. Compete arrangements are being handled by Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, Ionia. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/helmes8013nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb