Jessie Alma Erwin Helm's Obituary
Jessie Alma Erwin Helm, 85, of Oreana, died Saturday, March 22, 2008 in her home.
Jessie was born February 7, 1923 in Newton, the daughter of Charles Howard and Fannie Annie Maude Penny Erwin. She was a housewife to Charles Helm whom she married February 9, 1943 in St. Charles, MO. and was of the Presbyterian Faith.
Surviving are her sons: Charles Helm, Jr. and wife Sally of Merrit Island, FL; Ronald Helm and wife Jeanne of Oreana, IL; James Helm and wife Linda of Ellenton, FL; Steven Helm and wife Teresa of Island Lake, IL; daughter, Carol McDaniel of Oreana, IL; sister, Louella Calvert of Taylorville, IL; eleven grandchildren, twenty-one and a half great-grandchildren and three step-grandchildren.
Private family services will be held.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one son, three sisters, three brothers and two grandsons.
The family of Jessie Alma Erwin Helm is being served by the Moran & Goebel Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2801 N. Monroe St. Decatur.
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