Eddy Co. NM - OBIT: Helen V. Funk Sylvester ************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and 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. Submitted by: patti pennington ************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from page 10 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - December 30, 1999 Obituaries SYLVESTER A memorial service is pending in Fallbrook, California for Helen V. Funk Sylvester of Fallbrook. Sylvester, 83, died on December 27 at Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, Calif. She was born May 21, 1916, in Artesia, to a pioneer farm family in the Cottonwood area. Her parents, Jesse and Azilee Funk were early settlers in the Cottonwood community where she attended school and the Methodist Church. She married Ray Sylvester in Santa Fe, NM. She is survived by her son J. Dale Sylvester of Fallbrook; daughter Marye L. Reed of Paradise Valley, Ariz.; sister Marjorie Thigpen of Artesia; two grandchildren; and two great- granddaughters. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and brother, Joe Bill Funk. The following excerpts were taken from page 8 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - January 4, 2000 SYLVESTER A memorial service is scheduled January 5 at the First United Methodist Church for Helen V. Funk Sylvester of Fallbrook, Calif. Sylvester, 83, died December 27 in Oceanside, Calif.