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Submitted: 5/2/12 • Approved: 5/6/22 • Last Updated: 5/8/22 • R685741-G685740-S3
Troy 30 Jul 1925 - 16 Jan 2006
Melba 04 Jan 1928 - 29 May 2011
Marriage: 22 Jan 1944 Brockwell, Izard County, Arkansas
James Troy Hellums son of Walter Presley Hellums and Lillie (Porterfield) Hellums. Melba Ray (Owens) Hellums daughter of Ray Maxwell Owens and Selena Ola "Ozzie" (Yancey) Owens. Troy was born in Larkin, Izard County, Arkansas and died Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas. Melba was born in Brockwell, Izard County, Arkansas and died Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas.
**obituary
The Batesville Guard, Batesville, Arkansas, May 31, 2011:
OXFORD — Melba Owens Hellums, 83, of Oxford died Sunday, May 29, 2011, in Salem.
Born Jan. 4, 1928, in Brockwell, she was the daughter of Ray and Ozzie Yancey Owens. She was united in marriage to Troy Hellums in 1944 in Brockwell. She was employed at Baxter Laboratories in Mountain Home. She was a member of Belview Baptist Church for more than 40 years.
Survivors include five sons, James Hellums and Albert Hellums, both of Brockwell, Steven Hellums of Kansas City, Mo., Leon Hellums of Melbourne and Rick Hellums of Salem; two daughters, Louise Melton of Brockwell and Bonnie Reynolds of Agnos; two brothers, Jim Owens of Oxford and Darrell Owens of Dolph; a sister, Barbara Owens of Jonesboro; 13 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two brothers, Dale Owens and Charles Owens; and three sisters, Katherine Hellums, Mary Owens and Velma McVey.
The funeral was at 2 p.m. today at Belview Baptist Church with Raymon Carneal and Rick Burke officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery under the direction of Eddie's Family Funeral Home in Melbourne.
Pallbearers were Roger Melton, Nathan Hellums, Troy Hellums, Steven Hellems, Joey Duncan and Roy Hellums.
Memorials may be made to Arkansas Children's Hospital, 1 Children's Way, Little Rock, AR 72202.
Photo courtesy of Vera Reeves.
Contributed on 5/2/12 by maxparnell
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