Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel
912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426
P.O. Box 295
Springfield, GA 31329
Leona Dasher "Chubby" Helmey
Guyton – Leona Dasher "Chubby" Helmey, 93, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2011 at Effingham Care Center.
The Effingham County native was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, W.E.L.C.A., Zion Community Senior Citizens, and the Marlow Farm Bureau.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Doyle and Maude Conaway Dasher; husband, Harold Helmey; son, Gene Helmey; and sister, Sarah Hamaker.
Survivors include her grandchildren, Kimberly (Rick) Aaron of Newnan, Timothy (Cindy) Helmey of Jacksonville, FL; 4 great-grandchildren, Kyle, Noah, and Mattie Aaron, and Charley Wynne; 3 brothers, James Dasher, Lowell (Naomi) Dasher, Clayton (Emma Lee) Dasher all of Guyton; daughter-in-law, Jean Helmey of Vero Beach, FL; step-grandchildren, Michelle (John) Dryden, Julee McLeod, Dana Falana, Robb (Allison) Falana; and numerous nieces and nephews, including a special niece, Holly Dasher.
Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Zion Lutheran Church. Mrs. Helmey will lie in state from 10 a.m.
Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Remembrances may be given to Zion Lutheran Church, 121 Noel C. Conaway Rd., Guyton, GA 31312.
The family would like to thank the staff at Effingham Care Center for their compassionate and loving care.
Thomas C. Strickland & Sons
Funeral Home
Effingham Chapel
(912)754-6421