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• Person ID	I22827	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Karl Russell Helms,   b. 20 Oct 1938, Hopewell, Washington, Missouri, USA d. 29 Nov 2021, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA (Age 83 years)
  Mother	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   [1]
  	Death of Gwen
  Family ID	F265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Family ID	F638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

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  [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