Helen Francis Whigham
- Born: 14 Jul 1923, Leon Junction, Coryell County, Texas
- Marriage (1): Lemmie Abner Wall
- Died: 7 Oct 2005, Temple, Bell County, Texas at age 82
- Buried: Bellwood Memorial Park, Temple, Bell County, Texas
General Notes:
Helen Francis Wall, of Temple, died Oct. 7, 2005, at her residence. She was 82.
Funeral services were held Monday at Scanio-Harper Funeral Home with the Rev. Jakie Shirley and the Rev. Eddie Humphrey officiating, followed by an Eastern Star service. Burial was in Bellwood Memorial Park.
Mrs. Wall was born July 14, 1923, in Leon Junction, to the late John and Edith Stewart Whigham. She attended school in Leon Junction before graduating from Gatesville High School. She was also a graduate of the LVN program at King's Daughters School of Nursing. She worked at King's Daughters Hospital as a surgery nurse for 25 years. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church for almost 60 years, where she taught the first grade Sunday School class for many years. She was also a member of the Vashti Eastern Star Chapter.
Survivors include her husband, Abner Wall of Temple; son, Larry Wall of Temple; two daughters, Sandra Gentile of Avon, Ohio, and Sherry Alblinger of Temple; brother Ross Whigham of Temple; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
The family requests memorials be made to Scott & White Hospice, 2401 S. 31st St., Temple, TX 76508; Immanuel Baptist Church, 1401 W. Central Avenue, Temple, TX 76504; or to one's favorite charity.
Temple Daily Telegram
Helen married Lemmie Abner Wall, son of William Henwell Wall and Annie Ardie Holt. (Lemmie Abner Wall was born in 1919 in Texas.)
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