Helen Marlene Bull Mobrley

Funeral service will be held at 12:30 pm on January 6, 2020, at Leak-Memory Funeral Home in Montgomery, Alabama. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 11:00 am. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers are Bryant Bull, Davis Bull, John Cummins, Nick (Keebler) Kiever, Harald Reynolds, Roger Lohrum, Glenn Lohrum, and Aaron Lohrum.

A later memorial service will be held in Indiana for friends and family there.

Helen was born on February 5, 1938, in Hiram, Ohio to Andrew and Lillian Cooley.

She is preceded in death by her first husband, Jimmie Bull, who passed away in April of 1978, and also her second husband, Harold Mobrley, who passed away in May of 2008. Her beloved grandson, Jimmie Bull, also preceded her in death in April of 2014. Helen also had two sisters precede her in death, Jackie Card of Livingston, Texas, and Judy Lohrum of Elrod, Indiana.

Helen is survived by her children, Cathy Mason (Vance) of Opelika, Alabama; David Bull (Nancy) of Montgomery, Alabama; Gary Bull (LeAnne) of Lowndesboro, Alabama; Darrell Mobrley of Elrod, Indiana; Beverly Spurlock of Milan, Indiana, and Kim Johnson (Kevin) of Versailles, Indiana. Helen had 15 living grandchildren, some of whom were by blood and some by marriage. They are Carla Schoonover (Ryan), Amy Baker (Jay), Ryan Morrison (Kimberly), Josh Mason, Lindsey Mason, Caleb Mason, Shannon Bull, Bryant Bull, Davis Bull, Bryan Buchanan (Megan), Brittany Back (Jason), Joshua Johnson, Jordan Johnson, James Spurlock (Melissa), Beverlene Spurlock, and Junior Mobrley (Lori). Helen was dearly loved by her 26 great grandchildren. Helen is also survived by her brother Andrew Cooley of Akron, Ohio, her sister Ruthie Patstone of Escondido, California, sister Paula Hutchison of Livingston, Texas, and sister Sandy Groves of Hiram, Ohio.

Anyone who knew Helen knew she never met a stranger. She was a friend to one and all and welcomed all into her home. She loved her family dearly and delighted in their visits. She loved sewing, working jigsaw puzzles, crossword puzzles, sudoku puzzles, playing card games, cooking for friends and loved ones, bargain hunting at thrift shops, taking walks, reading, watching birds, working in her vegetable garden, visiting with friends and family, and going to church. She had a servant’s heart and always provided her delicious casseroles for those walking thru the loss of loved ones. She was a jack of all trades and could figure out how to fix just about anything. She was straightforward and said what she meant and meant what she said. She hugged her family and friends each time she saw them. She was quick witted and truly one of a kind. She lived her life well and loved to the maximum; she leaves a legacy of caring and love.