Marjorie Lee (Aycoth) Helms

Marjorie Aycoth Helms, 90, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Sunday, June 17, 2012. She was born January 28, 1922 in Union County, daughter to the late Robert Ellis and Faye Moore Aycoth. She is also preceded in death by her husband Maurice N. Helms, a grandson Joshua R. Belk, a sister Bonita Belk, two brothers Hilton, and David Aycoth, and a special friend Bruce Walters, Sr. Funeral services will be held on 2:00 PM Tuesday, June 19, 2012 in Gordon Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Lakeland Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until 1:45 PM prior to the service. Marjorie was a graduate of Prospect High School, and attended Bob Jones University in Charlotte. She later became an employee of Civil Service in Charleston, SC, and retired as a secretary from Union Memorial Hospital. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and friend and will be missed by many. She is survived by daughters Pat Long of Garden City, SC, Martha Stewart of Little River, NC, Linda Belk and husband Randy of Ft. Mill, SC, and Olivia (Libby) Rushing and husband Lee, of Matthews, NC; sisters Lydia Blackmon and Dorothy Mills both of Monroe, 8 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild. The family wishes to express a special thank you for the love, kindness, care, and compassion the staff of White Oak Manor of Waxhaw gave to their mother during the 14 months she lived there. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association, 3800 Shamrock Drive Charlotte, NC 28215-3220 Online condolences may be made at www.gordonfuneralservice.com. Gordon Funeral Service is caring for the Helms family. Published online on June 18, 2012 courtesy of Gordon Funeral Service, Inc. .