Larry Edward Helms (1937 - 1998)

Born 19 Apr 1937 in Twelve Mile, Cass, Indiana, United States

Husband of Patricia Ann (Connors) Denning — married 20 Oct 1957 in Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States

Died 28 Jun 1998 at age 61 in Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States

Biography

Larry Edward Helms was born on April 19, 1937, in Twelve Mile, Cass County, Indiana. He was the son of Ross and Ruth (Winegardner) Helms. He married Patricia Ann Connors and they had four children together. After they divorced, he married Ruth Ellen Coffin on December 2, 1971, in Logansport, Indiana. They had one daughter during their marriage. He died on June 28, 1998, in Kokomo, Indiana, at the age of 61, and was buried in Logansport.

Obituary: Logansport Pharos-Tribune. Logansport, Indiana. June 29, 1998. Page 2.

Services for Larry Edward Helms, 81, of 2424 Stadium Drive, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in All Saints Catholic Church. Mr. Helms died at 1:35 p.m. Sunday, June 28, 1998, in Saint Joseph Hospital and Health Center, Kokomo.

Born April 19, 1937, in Twelve Mile, he was the son of Ross D. and Ruth Winegardner Helms. On Dec. 2, 1971, in Logansport, he was married to Ruth Ellen Coffin Derouin, who survives.

Mr. Helms was retired from Helms Distribution, where he was the owner and salesman. He was a member of All Saints Catholic Church.

Also surviving are five daughters, Kathleen Smith, Jennifer Sailor and Michelle Miller, all of Peru, Elizabeth Knapp, Logansport, and Jessica Pullen, Rossville; one stepston, Jeffery Deroulin, Taftville, Conn.; two stepdaughters, Pattijo Woodward, Stockton, Calif., and Desiree Derouin, Scottsdale, Ariz.; two brothers, Hollis "Fletch" Helms, Logansport, and Thomas Helms, Galveston; five sisters, Lois Bowers and Ann Morrett, both or Rochester, Mary Gallahan, Peru, Lena Mae Dillman Skinner, Logansport, and Elsie Strasser, Twelve Mile; and 15 grandchildren.

One son, one brother, two sisters and one grandson preceded in death.

Father Donald L. Gross will officiate at the services. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, where the rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Records

Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

Name: Larry Edward Helms; Gender: Male

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1937; Birth Place: Adams, Cass, Indiana, USA

Registration Year: 1937

Father: Ross D. Helms; Mother: Ruth Winegardner

Certificate Number: 17391; Roll Number: 007

Agency: INDIANA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH; Volume Range: 31 - 35

Year: 1940; Census Place: Adams, Cass, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01030; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 9-1.

Name: Larry E Helins; [Larry E Helms]

Age: 2; Estimated birth year: abt 1938

Gender: Male: Race: White

Birthplace: Indiana

Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

Residence in 1935: Same House

Resident on farm in 1935: Yes; Sheet Number: 6A

Attended School or College: No; Highest Grade Completed: None

Income Other Sources: No

Household Members:

Ross B Helins 48

Ruth A Helins 42

John S Helins 15

Hollis F Helins 13

Mary E Helins 11

Lors E Helins 9

Elsie L Helins 5

Larry E Helins 2

Hohn J Helins 83

Year: 1956. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Name: Larry E Helms; Residence Year: 1956

Street address: Rd 5; Residence Place: : Logansport, Indiana, USA

Occupation: Employee

Publication Title: Logansport, Indiana, City Directory, 1956

Year: 1958. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Name: Larry E Helms; Gender: Male

Residence Year: 1958

Street address: RD 5 Box 333; Residence Place: Logansport, Indiana, USA

Spouse: Patricia Helms

Publication Title: Logansport, Indiana, City Directory, 1958

1975 Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings.

Name: Larry Edward Helms

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1937

Phone Number: 753-8283

Address: Anoka Acres, Logansport, IN, 46947; [2424 Stadium Dr, Logansport, IN, 46947-3826 (1993)]; [RR 3 POB 348aa, Logansport, IN, 46947 (1995)]

Years: 1993-1996. U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Name: Larry E Helms; Residence Years: 1993-1996

Address: 2424 Stadium Dr; Residence Place: Logansport, Indiana, USA

Zip Code: 46947-3826

Death Certificates; Year: 1998; Roll: 09. Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA.

Name: Larry Edward Helms

Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 61

Marital status: Married

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1937; Birth Place: Twelve Mile, IN

Death Date: 28 Jun 1998

Death Place: Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA

Cause of Death: cardiopulmonary arrest due to schemic bowel and multi organ failure

Father: Ross D. Helms; Mother: Ruth Helms

Spouse: Ruth Ellen Helms

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Name: Larry Edward Helms; [Larry E Helms]

Gender: Male; Race: White

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1937; Birth Place: Cass CO, Indiana

Death Date: 28 Jun 1998

Father: Ross D Helms; Mother: Ruth Winegardener

Signature on SSN Card: Ed Helms

Notes: Jun 1953: Name listed as LARRY EDWARD HELMS; 07 Jul 1998: Name listed as LARRY E HELMS

Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019.

Name: Larry Edward Helms; Gender: Male

Death Age: 61; Birth Date: 19 Apr 1937

Birth Place: Twelve Mile

Marriage Date: 2 Dec 1971; Marriage Place: Logansport

Residence Place: 2424 Stadium Drive

Death Date: 28 Jun 1998; Death Place: Kokomo

Publication: Logansport Pharos-Tribune. Page 2

Obituary Date: 29 Jun 1998

Obituary Place: Logansport, Indiana, United States of America

Parents: Ross D. Helms; Ruth Helms (Winegardner)

Spouse: Ruth Ellen Coffin Derouin

Children: Kathleen Smith, Jennifer Sailor, Michelle Miller, Elizabeth Knapp, Jessica Pullen

Siblings: Hollis Helms, Thomas Helms, Lois Bowers, Ann Morrett, Mary Gallahan, Lena Mae Dillman Skinner, Elsie Strasser

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Name: Larry Edward Helms

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1937

Death Date: 28 Jun 1998

Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, US

Father: Ross D. Helms

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Sources

• Year: 1937. Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940. Adams, Cass, Indiana. Certificate Number: 17391; Roll Number: 007. Indiana State Board of Health; Volume Range: 31 - 35

• Year: 1940; Census Place: Adams, Cass, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01030; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 9-1.

• Year: 1956. Logansport, Indiana, City Directory. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

• Year: 1958. Logansport, Indiana, City Directory. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

• Year: 1975. Anoka Acres, Logansport, IN, 46947;. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010

• Years: 1993-1996. 2424 Stadium Dr; Residence Place: Logansport, Indiana. U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

• Year: 1998. Death Certificates; Kokomo, Howard, Indiana. Roll: 09. Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN

• U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

• Find A Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34776066/larry-edward-helms