Born on March 14, 1930 in Rockingham County, she was the daughter of the late Dave and Florence Miller. Helen retired from Lorrilard and had a servant’s heart. She loved Jesus first and foremost and then she loved and cared for her family. Helen also enjoyed watching golf, word search puzzles, and tomato sandwiches. She was a member of Church Street Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents and husband, she is preceded in death by her siblings, Walter Miller, David Miller, Bill Miller, Eliza Harris, and Gladys Mitchell.
Helen is survived by her two sons, James Wayne Holt and wife Judy and Michael Lynn Holt and wife Lesa; three grandchildren, Rodney Holt and wife Cari, Brandi Beal and husband Todd, and Wes Holt; six great grandchildren, Bridgette, Danny, and Mason Beal and Lilly, Kennedy, and Garrett Holt; sisters, Jo Anne Southard and Martha Bowman; sisters-in-law, Inez Miller, Ruth Martin, and Sue Fain; and numerous niece, nephews, and other family members.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm on Sunday, January 2, 2022 at Hanes Lineberry Funeral Home on North Elm Street.
A funeral service will be held at 11 am on Monday, January 3, 2022 at Church Street Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Lakeview Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorial contributions be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (www.stjude.org), The American Heart Association (www.heart.org), or Greater Greensboro Hospice, 2500 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27405.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.haneslineberryfhnorthelm.com for the Holt family.
