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HELEN L. (BAILEY) PHELPS
was born February 15, 1928, in Decatur, Nebraska to V.
Earl and Mary E. (Salley) Bailey. She passed away
Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at the Crowell Memorial Home in
Blair, Nebraska, at the age of 82.
Helen grew up in the Quinnebaugh area
and graduated from Decatur High School. She received
her teaching certificate from Midland College and taught
at the Deman School in the rural Decatur area.
On July 31, 1949, Helen and Paul C.
Phelps were united in marriage at the First Baptist
Church in Tekamah, NE. Four children were born to this
union, Beth, Kaye, Randall, and Judy.
Helen loved to dance and decided to
teach Paul after they started dating so they could join
their friends on the dance floor. They spent many
Saturday nights at dances/Fireman's Ball dancing the
night away. She worked in the Red Feather in the 70's
and was later employed in the County Assessor's office,
where she worked until her retirement in 2000. She also
became an Avon representative and she was often seen
around town displaying the latest offerings to women in
the community. Helen was active in various
organizations in the Decatur community. She was a
member of Eastern Star where she worked her way through
the offices to become Worthy Matron. She was Guardian
of Job's Daughters and found much enjoyment working with
the young girls and being involved in her daughters'
activities. Helen was a devoted member of the United
Methodist church in Decatur and enjoyed playing the
piano at Sunday morning services. She also played for
the choir and found great pleasure being involved with
all aspects of music for the church. Helen served as
board president of the Senior Center for several terms.
She liked being with people and helping with the all
activities at the Center. Helen inherited her love of
flowers from her mother and spent many a sunny day in
her flower beds. After retirement she took this to a
new level, filling her yard with numerous pots
of flowers. Her love of family extended to her nieces,
nephews and their families.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband, Paul; son, Randall; granddaughter,
Carly; brother, Norris Bailey and his wife Mary;
sisters, Maxine Miller and her husband, Lester, Edna
Walter and her husband, Steve; brothers-in-law, Doyle
Phelps and his wife Maxine; Bill Phelps, Leroy Newton,
and Jim Smith, mother-in-law and father-in-law, Walter
(Dutch) and Grace Phelps.
Survivors include her daughters and
son-in-law, Beth Phelps of San Francisco, CA, Kaye and
Gary Trisdale of Blair, NE, Judy Phelps of Omaha, NE;
two grandchildren, Dan Trisdale of Blair, Bailey
Trisdale of Omaha; six great-grandchildren;
sisters-in-law, Helen Newton, Phyllis Smith, Melva
Huffman; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
MEMORIAL SERVICE:
Saturday, July 24, 2010, 10:30 a.m. at the United
Methodist Church in Decatur.
MEMORIAL VISITATION AND
PRAYER SERVICE: Friday, July 23, 2010, 6 - 8
p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. Prayer Service at Pelan Funeral
Home in Tekamah.
PRIVATE FAMILY BURIAL:
Hillcrest Cemetery, Decatur, at a later date
MEMORIALS: To the
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