Karl Russell Helms

1938 - 2021  (83 years)

• Name	Karl Russell Helms  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	20 Oct 1938	Hopewell, Washington, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Irondale, Washington, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Age: 1; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Census	1950	Randolph, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	Age: 11; Relation to Head: Son; Marital Status: Never Married
  Death	29 Nov 2021	Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [5]
  Burial	Saint Francois Memorial Park, Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [5]
  		Saint Francois Memorial Park Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri Find a Grave: #31302
  Person ID	I1024	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Edward L Helms,   b. Abt 1915, Missouri, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary E Helms,   b. Abt 1918, Missouri, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F12006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janice Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Twomey,   b. 9 Nov 1938, Bishop, Inyo, California, USA d. 1 Apr 2016, Desloge, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage End	Apr 2016	St Francois County, Missouri, USA   [6]
  	Death of Gwen
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - Age: 1; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1940 - Irondale, Washington, Missouri, USA Census - Age: 11; Relation to Head: Son; Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - Randolph, St Francois, Missouri, USA Marriage End - Death of Gwen - Apr 2016 - St Francois County, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• People

  HELMS-Karl R Karl Russell Helms (2016)

  
  

• Sources

  [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Irondale, Washington, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02163; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 111-8. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Irondale, Washington, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02163; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 111-8 [S59] Ancestry.com, Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2007;), Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO ; Birth Index, 1920-1999. [S9805] Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Publication Place: Portland, Oregon http://www.tributes.com/obituary/print_selections/95231206?type=1. [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Randolph, St Francoi. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Randolph, St Francoi [S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave. [S535] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Gwen Helms - Flat River Daily Journal - Apr 2016, (Name: Daily Journal; Location: Park Hills, MO; Date: 5 Apr 2016;), Janice Gwendolyn “Gwen” Twomey Helms -- Park Hills Daily Journal. DESLOGE -- Janice “Gwen” Helms, 77, of Desloge, passed away April 2, 2016, at her residence. She was born on November 9, 1938, in Bishop, California, to the late Theodore “Ted” and Marcella (Richardson) Twomey. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two sisters, Delores Twomey and Sheila Gayle Armor. Gwen enjoyed oil painting, antiquing, traveling and spending time with family, especially her granddaughters. Gwen is survived by her husband, Karl Helms; two children, Cindy Helms and Karen Beck and husband Doug; two grandchildren, Alexandra and Sarah Beck all of Desloge; four sisters, Hazel (Mrs. Ivan) Wood of Decatur, Illinois, Phyllis Harris of Seneca, Missouri, Sherlyn Ann (Mrs. Toby) Tyler of Carterville, Missouri, and Sheryl Lynn (Mrs. Mark) Grooms of Joplin, Missouri. Visitation will be held on Friday, April 8, 2016, from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. at C.Z. Boyer & Son Funeral Home in Desloge. Funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the C.Z. Boyer & Son Chapel in Desloge with Re https://dailyjournalonline.com/2016/04/05/gwen-helms/ Obituary-HELMS Gwen (Twomey) Janice Gwendolyn “Gwen” Twomey Helms -- Park Hills Daily Journal