Helen Coutee

She met and married the love of her life, John Coutee. Helen retired from the State of Texas where she worked for 20+ years with the Department of MHMR. She loved cooking, gardening and spending time with her family. She never met a stranger and she made friends and acquaintances very quickly and they permanently became “family” to Helen.

Helen was preceded in death by her parents, Jessie T. and Estella Dodd; husband, John Coutee; son, Rozzney Coutee; daughter, Jan Hillmon; and brother, Jessie T. Dodd, Jr.. Those left to cherish her memory include her son, John Coutee, Jr. and wife Debbie; daughter, Johnetta Coutee-Webster and husband Larry; daughter, Stephanie Coutee; daughter, Lisa Coutee; daughter, Danah Coutee; son-in-law, Ted Hillmon; grandson, Jerry Marshall; granddaughter, Jennifer Marshall; fifteen additional grandchildren and twenty-four great grandchildren.

Visitation will be held Friday, August 30, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Funeral Home, 14501 North Interstate 35, Pflugerville, Texas 78660. A Celebration of Helen’s life will begin at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 31, 2019 in The Memorial Chapel of the funeral home followed by the burial at Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Cemetery.