Helen J. Howell, 78, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at her home. Visitation will be Thursday, September 13, 2012 from 5pm - 7pm at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home in Pearl. Funeral services will be Friday at 2pm in the funeral home chapel with interment to follow at Prospect Cemetery in Pelahatchie.
Mrs. Howell was a member of Trace Ridge Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Devon Howell; and sons, Ed and Marty Abernathy.
She is survived by her son, Mike Abernathy of Beaumont, TX; step-son, Morris Howell of Mesa, AZ; step-daughters, Sherry Brock of Huntsville, AL and Susan Lancaster of Flora, MS; brothers, James Means of Florence, MS and Dwyn Means of LaPorte, TX; sisters, Betty Myers of Star, MS and Renvah James of Puckett, MS; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.