Helen Warren Vogel

Mary Helen Warren Vogel was born October 8, 1923, to Clint and Birty Warren, graduated from Hanceville High School at age 16, and obtained a Music Education degree from the University of Montevallo at age 20. She taught school music and piano at East Elementary in Cullman and at Bass High School in Atlanta. In 1957 she became the choir director at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Cullman for 20-plus years before retiring to sing in the choir another 20 years. Under her direction the choir grew from 17 to 55 members and recorded two albums. She was active for many years in the American Field Service program at Cullman High School and was an AFS parent in '67-'68 to Jane Hunter from New Zealand. She and Dr. Jack Vogel were married for 52 years until his death in 2000. She had been a member of the Symphony Club, Community Concert Association, and was active many years in the Friday Study Club. Helen was a champion golfer but her ongoing passion was photography. She studied under Fred Merrill. and she made and gave away many photos of adults and children during her lifetime.

She is predeceased by her husband, Dr. Jack Vogel, her parents, Clint and Birty Warren, and brother Steve Warren. She is survived by her daughter Patti Freeman and son-in-law Phil, Cullman; granddaughters Amy Williams and Meredith Middlebrooks and Meredith’s husband Jeff, great-grandchildren Clay and Maggie Williams, and Eliza Helen and Thomas Middlebrooks, all of Nashville, TN; and AFS daughter Jane Hunter, Thames, New Zealand.

She is also survived by her wonderful caregivers and other helpers, Sandra Tucker, Mary Parker, Pamela Phillips, Sandra Sparks, Margaret Barron, Sandra and Brad Jones, and Kim Freeman.

The family requests no flowers and would like for memorial donations to go to St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

A eulogy will be given at 10:45 am, prior to the service.