Billy Helms
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Obituaries
Eagle Valley Enterprise - June 8, 1995
BILLY HELMS 1924-1995.
Billy HELMS, a resident of Eagle for 56 years, died June 2 at the Veterans affairs Center in Grand Junction following an extended illness. He was 71 and lived at the Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home in Rifle.
He was born Jan. 1, 1924 in Elkton, Colo., to Harold and Rubie (Snowden) HELMS and spent his childhood in Cripple Creek, where he also attended high school. He was a member of the Eagle Methodist Church and served in the U.S. Army in 1944-45. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and hiking in the mountains.
Survivors include brothers Harold and John HELMS, both of Eagle; sisters Mildred SODERSTROM of Tucson, Ariz., and Marylee (Donald) HENNAGIR of Linden, Minn.; and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held on Monday, June 5 at the Eagle Methodist Church with Pastor Phillip GREEN officiating. Arrangements were by Martin Mortuary. Memorial contributions may be sent to Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home, P.O. Box 1420, Rifle, CO 81650.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6A - June 3, 1995
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BILLY HELMS Jan. 1, 1924-June 2, 1995.
Billy HELMS of Rifle died Friday in Veterans Affairs Medical Center after a long illness. He was 71.
Memorial services were this afternoon in the Methodist Church in Eagle.
Mr. HELMS, a retired miner, had lived in Eagle for 56 years before he moved to the Colorado State Nursing Home in Rifle.
He was born Jan. 1, 1924, to Harold and Rubie Snowden HELMS in Elkton. He spent his childhood and attended schools at Cripple Creek.
From 1944 to 1945 he served in the U.S. Army.
Mr. HELMS was a Methodist. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, hiking and the mountains.
Survivors include two brothers, Harold and John, both of Eagle; and two sisters and a brother-in-law, Mildred SODERSTROM of Tucson, Ariz., and Marylee and Donald HENNAGIR of Linden, Mich.
