Velta N. Helm
Velta Nadine Helm, of Wichita, died on April 22, 2012 at Newton Medical Center at the age of the age of 85.
She was born on April 10, 1927 in Adair, Oklahoma the daughter of James F. and Birdie F. (Waters) Provence. Velta was raised in Adair and attended local schools. After her schooling she moved to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and later to Medford, Oregon. She moved to the Wichita area in 1952. In 1960 she went to work as a beautician until 1968.
On September 23, 1942 she was united in marriage to Glen E. Helm in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death on June 24, 1995.
Velta was a member of the Northside Church of Christ in Wichita.
She is survived by her sons, Roy L. Helm and Leslie Helm both of Wichita; daughters, Glenda Patchett of Eureka and Kaye Rankin of Austin, Arkansas; ten grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren and numerous great-great grandchildren; sister Mildred Ree of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and several brothers and sisters.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, April 27, 2012 at North Side Church of Christ in Wichita with Mr. Steve Tandy officiating. Interment will followed at Resthaven Cemetery in Wichita.
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