Edith Helms

Edith Helms was called home on September 12, 2024. Edith Marie Helms was born on September 9th, 1942, to Gladys Campbell minor and Fred Douglas Minor Sr.

She went to Roanoke public schools. She got her GED from the Franklin center in March of 2010. She attended Sweet Union Baptist Church with her mother, brothers, and sisters.

She was married to Jewel Odell Helms. She worked at M&W manufacturing for many years, she worked at the Franklin County clerk's office after her retirement, the Franklin Center, Roses Dept store, Continental Homes, Trinity Mission Health and Rehab, and Building and Plannng office in Rocky Mount, VA.

She was affectionately called MaMa by many loved ones.

She was preceded in death by mother Gladys Campbell Minor, father Fred Douglas Minor, brothers Fred Douglas Minor Jr. and James Edwards Minor. Sister Edna Minor, sons Stephan and Yewell Jr Helms, granddaughter Tamekia Helms, grandson Justin O'Neal.

Those left to cherish her memory is her sister Lula Mae Hampton, daughter Vanessa Board, Coral and April Helms, sons Steve (Karen), John (Betty), and Lamar (Crystal) Helms. Grandkids Tony, Thomas, and Ivan Trotter, Daryl, Aaron and Nicollette Helms, Chris Penn, Whitney Robertson, Shaun and Steve Jr Helms, Jashaun Helms, Sierra Braxton-Sears, Delaughn Wright, Anita Young, DeAndre Sartin, sister-in-law Sylvia Helms, 27 great grandchildren, and 1 great great grandchild. Close family friend James Meneffee, and a host of nieces nephews she loved wholeheartedly.

Special thanks to Franklin Memorial Hospital, therapist, doctors, nurses, and Dr. Eric Williams and Dr. Oluyemisi O. Solomon

Message to My Loved Ones:

Don't spend much time mourning,

Tears are those are for those who are sad,

I left to be with Jesus and this should make you glad!

Don't fret yourself with questions or try to reason why

Life has ended not too soon and it came my time to die

Don't loose the love I gave you,

Feed it with care and grace,

Let it grow with devotion and spread a smile upon your face.

Tomorrow

When tomorrow starts without me

And I'm not there to see

If the sun should rise and find your eyes

All filled with tears for me

I wish so much you wouldn't cry

The way you did today

While thinking of the many things

We didn't get to say

I know how much you love me

As much as I love you

And each time that you think of me

I know you'll miss me too

But when tomorrow starts without me

Please try to understand

That an Angel came and called my name

And took me by the hand

And said my place was ready

In heaven far above

And that I'll have to leave behind

All those I dearly love.