THELMA JEANETT HELTON OF GREENVILLE, SC WENT TO BE WITH THE LORD ON JULY 9, 2016. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE JAMES KING HYDER AND LONNIE CLARK HYDER. SHE WAS PRECEEDED BY HER HUSBAND JAMES NELSON HELTON, SR, A SON WILLIAM HELTON, GRANDDAUGHTERS CHRISTY COOPER, AND SHERRY AND TERRY COOPER. SHE WAS ALSO PRECEEDED BY GRANDSONS JOHN CALVIN HELTON, AND NELSON LEE HELTON AND A GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER ESMERALDA ALEXIS ESCOBAR. SURVIIVING ARE DAUGHTERS IRENE CRAFT (FURMAN), SHIRLEY JONES, LOUISE COGGINS AND ISABELL HELTON. SONS JAMES HELTON (DONNA) AND DAVID HELTON (STEPHANIE). SHE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY GRANDCHILDREN MISSY CHRISTIAN (ROY), LEE CRAFT, CATHY JO HINOJOSA (LOKIO), RHONDA RODRIGUEZ, BRENDA ROJAS, TRACY AGUILAR (LUIS), JAMES MICHAEL COOPER (SAMANTHA), JERRY NELSON HELTON AND BRAYLEN MILLER. SHE HAS 25 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN AND 9 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SPECIAL FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY STEVE AND MISSY BROOKSHIRE.
VISITATION WILL BE FRIDAY JULY 15 FROM 12-2 AT WESTVILLE FUNERAL HOME WITH FUNERAL AT 2. BURIAL WILL FOLLOW AT GRACELAND CEMETERY.
THE FAMILY WILL BE AT 16 APOPKA AVE.