Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel
912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426
P.O. Box 295
Springfield, GA 31329
Jack Douglas Helmey
Guyton – Jack Douglas Helmey, 84, passed away Monday, October 26, 2015 at St. Joseph's Hospital.
The Effingham County native was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and retired from Warnell Logging.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ward and Emma Amelia Fetzer Helmey; wife, Ida Seckinger Helmey; siblings, Leroy, Ralph, Harley, George, and Walton Helmey, Hilda Collins, Minnie Lee Zipperer, and Clifford Jackson.
Survivors include his son, Douglas Helmey; grandson, Charles Douglas Helmey; great-granddaughter, Danielle Lively Sims; sisters, Bessie Studier and Ellen Danker; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church.
Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Thomas C. Strickland & Sons
Funeral Home
Effingham Chapel
(912)754-6421