Larry Allen Helms passed away peacefully in the home after an extended illness on October 01, 2017 in Spartanburg, SC at the age of 59.
Larry is preceded in death by his mother, Shirley Jean Helms of Spartanburg; his dad, Bobby Helms of Spartanburg; sister, Tammy Holland of Spartanburg.
Larry is survived by a daughter, Jennie Marie Brewer of Georgia; a daughter, Rebecca Jean Woody of Georgia; a son, Allen Eugene Helms of North Carolina. He is also survived by three brothers, Terry Wayne Helms, Jeffrey Scott Helms, and Leslie Steve Helms all of Spartanburg. He has 9 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. He is survived by several aunts and uncles, 3 nieces, 8 nephews, 15 great nieces and nephews, and numerous cousins.
Special family members who were also his caregivers were William B. Edwards, Jr. and wife Brenda Edwards and her son Michael Whitt.
Grandchildren's names are Tiffani, Caine, Brandon, Brandy, Jada, William, Athena, Austin, and Haylie. His great grandchild's name is Addison.
His aunts and uncles are Betty and Jessie Blackwell of Spartanburg; Mae and Earl Smith of Spartanburg; Robert Helms of Moore; Dean Dutton of Union and his predeceased wife Carolyn; Clayton (Junior) Dutton of Spartanburg and his predeceased wife Patti.
Larry was born on December 14, 1957 in Spartanburg, SC to Bobby and Shirley Dutton Helms.
He was almost happy being in his own little world. He was kind and a precious friend to those he met. He loved sitting and watching the garden grow and collect the vegetables as they came in and was proud of his little garden. He would water it every evening and would sit out by the garden listening to the radio. He loved listening to his music and watching wrestling on television. He was a very special person that would do anything he could for anyone.
A memorial service was held held at 12:00 p.m. October, 4, 2017 at the home where he resided at 340 Old Blackstock Rd, Spartanburg, SC 29301 with lunch following the service at the same location. Pastor Larry Padgett will be officiating and anyone that wants to speak after Pastor Larry is welcome.
A special thank you to Interim Hospice and Westville Funeral and Crematorium for all that you have done to help with this journey.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Rebecca Woody or Allen Helms.