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Helen Dean Greenwell

Helen Dean Greenwell

Female 1927 - 2015  (88 years)


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  • Name Helen Dean Greenwell  [1] 
    Birth 2 Jun 1927  Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 30 Nov 2015  Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Saint Agnes Catholic Cemetery, Uniontown, Union County, KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Bennett Greenwell,   b. 7 Dec 1761, St. Marys County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 1838, Scott County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather) 
    Mary Regina Clements,   b. 23 Jul 1906, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 2000, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I4092  1665 GOUGH/GOFF (US-MD-STM/US-VA-LOU) I-Y6902-A
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2023 

    Father William Sylvester Greenwell,   b. 23 May 1898, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 1991, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Mary Regina Clements,   b. 23 Jul 1906, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 2000, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 5 Nov 1924  Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1172  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph Leonard "Kinky" Thomas,   b. 5 Dec 1921, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1979, Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Children 
     1. Mariam Thomas
     2. Jackie Thomas
     3. Gina Thomas
     4. Debby Thomas
     5. Donnie Thomas
     6. Billy Ray Thomas
     7. Darrell Thomas
     8. Jill Thomas
     9. Phil Thomas
    Family ID F2118  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2023 

  • Notes 
    • Helen Dean Thomas
      Morganfield, Ky.
      Longtime Union County resident, Helen Dean Thomas, passed away peacefully on November 30, 2015, at her home, surrounded by the love of close family. Helen Dean was born in Morganfield, Ky., on June 2, 1927, to Sylvester and Regina (Clements) Greenwell.
      Helen Dean graduated from St. Vincent High School in 1945, and married Joseph Leonard (Kinky) Thomas on February 12, 1947. She worked for the U.S. Social Security office in Evansville, Ind., before beginning her lifelong passion of raising her nine children and being on the family farm.
      She was a lifelong member of St. Agnes Parish in Uniontown, Ky., and remained strong in her Catholic faith throughout her days. She enjoyed sewing, traveling and reading her Wall Street Journal. Helen Dean was beautiful inside and out with an innate kindness about her.
      She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Leonard (Kinky) Thomas; daughter-in-law, Andrea Thomas; granddaughter, Caroline; her parents; brothers, Tommy and Billy Don; and sisters, Joan and Charlotte .
      Helen Dean is survived by her children and their spouses, Mariam and Bill Richardson, of Pittsburgh, Pa., Dr. Jackie and Alan Singleton, of Floyds Knobs, Ind., Gina and Don Pearson, of Jackson, Tenn., Debby and Dr. William Tapp, Donnie and Cheryl Thomas, Billy Ray and Linda Thomas, Darrell and Donna Thomas, Jill and Gary Utley, and Phil and Hayley Thomas all, of Morganfield, Ky. Also surviving are 24 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Helen Dean is survived by one brother, Gerald (Marilyn) Greenwell, of Uniontown, Ky.; and two sisters, Patsy Whitaker, of Henderson, Ky., and Marie (Mike) Guillerman, of Mt. Washington, Ky.
      Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Uniontown, Ky., with Fr. Randy Howard officiating. Visitation will be 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday with prayers at 8 p.m. and 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Whitsell Funeral Home in Morganfield, Ky. Burial will be in St. Agnes Cemetery in Uniontown, Ky.
      The family sends heartfelt appreciation to the caregivers who have provided wonderful care and love over several weeks. The family also requests that expressions of sympathy go to St. Agnes Catholic Church, St. Anthony's Hospice and John Paul II Catholic School.
      Online condolences can be made at www.whitsellfuneralhome.com.

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