Helen Louise (Steward) Pearcy (1921 - 2017)

Born 30 Jul 1921 in Richland, Pulaski, Missouri, USA

Wife of William Linford Pearcy — married 4 Jan 1941 in Laclede, Missouri, USA

Descendants

Died 1 Jun 2017 at age 95 in Las Cruces, Dona Ana, New Mexico, USA

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Biography

Helen Louise Steward-Pearcy, 95, of Las Cruces, passed away June 1 after a brief illness. She is survived by her daughter Sherry Baca, of Las Cruces, son Chris Pearcy, of Las Cruces, 6 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, 7 great-great grandchildren, and her sister Hazel Kula of Colorado Springs.

Helen was born July 30, 1921, in Richland, Missouri. She was the oldest of three sisters. In 1941 she married her husband Bill Pearcy. Helen and Bill moved from Missouri to Las Cruces, New Mexico, in the mid-1950s. Helen retired from NMSU, after many years as secretary to the dean of education. Helen was a member of the First Baptist Church of Las Cruces for many years. Her faith was very important to her. In her free time Helen loved to paint and garden. She was preceded in death by her husband of almost 50 years and her sister Freda Davis. A graveside service will be held Monday, July 3 at 10 am at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Las Cruces.

Published in Las Cruces Sun-News on June 29, 2017

She passed away about 2016.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Personal recollection of events witnessed by Chelsea (Baca) Porter as remembered 10 May 2022.

• Obituary, Las Cruces Sun-News, June 29, 2017

• Ancestry.com, Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007), www.ancestry.com, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Record for Helen Steward. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1171&h=511929015&indiv=try.

• Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, Record for Helen Louise Pearcy. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=147741702&indiv=try.