St. Clair County Obits

HELEN M. WILCOX

Kansas City Star
27 June 2007
Helen M. Wilcox, 92, of Osceola, Mo., passed away June 23, 2007, at Westwood Care Center, Clinton. Services will be 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27, at the Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel in Osceola, with burial in the Lowry City Cemetery under the direction of Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home, at (417) 646-8135.

St. Clair County Courier
29 June 2007
Helen Margaret Wilcox was born May 16, 1915 in the community of Ohio to James Rawley and Lillian Rose (Tinsley) Naylor. She left this life June 23, 2007 at Westwood Care Center in Clinton.
Helen was the oldest of five children. She graduated from Lowry City High School in 1933. After graduation, Helen attended Central Missouri State Teacher's College for one semester in Warrensburg.
Soon after graduation, Helen met the love of her life, Sullivan Earl Wilcox while teaching at Motley School. Helen and Sullivan were united in marriage on October 27, 1935 by the Reverend Gene Earnheart, a Dunbard minister. To this union, seven children were born, J.C. (James Charles), Barbara Jean, Beverly June, Sullivan Earl, Jr., Linda Kay, Dale Lee, and Cheryl Lynn.
Helen was a wife, mother, housewife, teacher, cook, custodian and exceptional gardener. She lived in St. Clair County for 51 years and Boone County for 41 years. Helen was a Baptist by faith and a member of Concord Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by their oldest son, J.C., her mother, Lillian Rose, and father James Rawley, husband, Sullivan Earl, sister, Norma Claire Baxter. In addition, Helen was preceded in death by four sons-in-law, Sam Lewis, Joe Wallace, Thomas Means and Dan Bailey.
Helen is survived by two sons, Jr. Wilcox and wife, Jo Ann, Lowry City, Dale Wilcox and wife, Marla, Columbia, four daughters, Barbara McKee and husband, Bob, Latour, June Martin and husband, Jim, Clinton, Linda Means, Blue Springs and Cheryl Saad and husband, Sami, Centralia; two brothers, James O. Naylor and Czerena Shulse, Lowry City, Robert Naylor and wife, Lucille, Hermann and sister, Roma Thompson and husband, Charles, Hawthorne, Calif., numerous nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
Services were held Wednesday, June 27 at Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel. Officiated by Rev. Durward Scott.
Music selected to play was "The Unclouded Day", "When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder", "What A Friend We Have In Jesus" and "Go Rest High On That Mountain" by the Greathouse family.
Casketbearers were the grandsons.
Interment was in Lowry City Cemetery with arrangements made by Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home, Osceola.