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Submitted: 4/12/09 • Approved: 2/23/15 • Last Updated: 2/26/15 • R177879-G0-S3
February 29, 1904 Sylamore, Arkansas
August 15, 1977 Mountain Home, Arkansas
Son of John C. & Susie Hightower Helm.
Married Myrl Estes Johnson Anderson, Arkansas, August 20, 1924.
*Obituary
The Baxter Bulletin
Robert Floyd Helm, 72, a retired farmer of Route 3, Mt. Home, died Wednesday of last week at Baxter General Hospital. He resided at Salesville, southeast of here, and was a member of the Norfork Baptist Church.
Services were conducted Friday at the Roller Chapel by Rev. O.I. Ford, former pastor of the East Side Baptist Church of Mt. Home, now of Batesville. Interment was in the Norfork Cemetery, under the direction of the Roller Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Leo Pitchford, Carl Sheid, George Kirby, Burton Trotter, Gene Adams and Arthur Boggs.
A native of this state, Mr. Helm was born at Sylamore Feb 29, 1904, the son of John C. Helm and Susie Hightower Helm. He was married to Myrl Johnson at Anderson, Aug 20, 1924, and had lived in Baxter County most of his life.
Survivors include his wife, at the home; a son, Delbert of Ogden, UT; a daughter, Myrtle (Mrs. Art) Hill of Mt. Home; two sisters, Mrs. Lela Wheeler of Salesville and Mrs. Inez Haney of the Buford Community; 14 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
(From the files of Max Parnell.)
(Note: Some family members spell the surname Helm, and others spell it Helms.
Another Note: The gravestone has a death date of 1976 inscribed, but the obituary shows a death date of August 15, 1977.)
Contributed on 4/12/09 by maxparnell
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