Roanoke Times
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DATE: SATURDAY, February 16, 1991                   TAG: 9102160091
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: A4   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: GLADE SPRING                                  LENGTH: Short

OBIT-HELMS, R.

GLADE SPRING - R. Johnene Helms, age 52, died Friday morning in the Smyth County Community Hospital. A native of Glade Spring, Va., she was a former resident of Norfolk where she was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star West Minster Chapter No. 99. She was a member of the Christian Church in Richmond. She is survived by one brother, David P. Helms, Marion, Va.; three sisters, Mrs. Russell Price, Glade Spring; Mrs. Eugene Holmes, and Mrs. Clyde Hoots, both of Marion, Va.; several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews. Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon is handling the arrangements. Funeral service for R. Johnene Helms will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Farris Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Glenn C. Weller officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Rose Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Glade Spring Rescue Squad or the Marion Rescue Squad. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Saturday at Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon.