Kathleen "Kay"
Kathleen "Kay" Helms
d. October 2, 2015
Kathleen “Kay†Helms, 97, of Richmond, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 2, at Arbor Trace.
She was born on December 15, 1917 in Marshall County, Alabama to C.G. and Lova Jones Wigley. She attended a business college in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and later worked for Pepsi Cola. She was a telephone operator for Southern Bell and later for the telephone company in Richmond. She met Hascall Helms thru the USO during World War Two. They married in 1943 and shared 47 years of marriage before his death in April 1990. Mrs. Helms was a member of the Faith Baptist Church and had been active in the Women’s Missionary Union.
Mrs. Helms is survived by her three grandchildren, Valerie Arnold, Tammy Helms and Mike (Christy) Helms; eight great-grandchildren, Kristi (Tim), Paige, Austin, Brock, Cameran, Brandon, Nicole and Natalie; three great-great-grandchildren, Brady, Avery and Kaydance; and several nieces & nephews.
Mrs. Helms was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son, Richard Helms; foster daughter, Tina English; sisters, Reba Bradford, Edna Short, Jo Wright, Verma Dean Davis and Norma Ivey; brothers, Victor Wigley and Kyrie Wigley.
A funeral ceremony will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 6, at the Smith & McQuiston Funeral Home, 321 US 27 South, Fountain City. Interment will follow in Elkhorn Cemetery.
Family and friends may gather for visitation from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 6, at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Faith Baptist Church, 1525 West Main Street, Richmond, IN 47374 or the Circle U Help Center, PO Box 491, Richmond, IN 47374.
She was born on December 15, 1917 in Marshall County, Alabama to C.G. and Lova Jones Wigley. She attended a business college in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and later worked for Pepsi Cola. She was a telephone operator for Southern Bell and later for the telephone company in Richmond. She met Hascall Helms thru the USO during World War Two. They married in 1943 and shared 47 years of marriage before his death in April 1990. Mrs. Helms was a member of the Faith Baptist Church and had been active in the Women’s Missionary Union.
Mrs. Helms is survived by her three grandchildren, Valerie Arnold, Tammy Helms and Mike (Christy) Helms; eight great-grandchildren, Kristi (Tim), Paige, Austin, Brock, Cameran, Brandon, Nicole and Natalie; three great-great-grandchildren, Brady, Avery and Kaydance; and several nieces & nephews.
Mrs. Helms was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son, Richard Helms; foster daughter, Tina English; sisters, Reba Bradford, Edna Short, Jo Wright, Verma Dean Davis and Norma Ivey; brothers, Victor Wigley and Kyrie Wigley.
A funeral ceremony will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 6, at the Smith & McQuiston Funeral Home, 321 US 27 South, Fountain City. Interment will follow in Elkhorn Cemetery.
Family and friends may gather for visitation from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 6, at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Faith Baptist Church, 1525 West Main Street, Richmond, IN 47374 or the Circle U Help Center, PO Box 491, Richmond, IN 47374.
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