To request a copy of this photo for your own personal use, please
contact our state coordinator. If you are not a family member or the original photographer —
please refrain from copying or distributing this photo to other websites.
Additional STRAYHORN Surnames in WEIR Cemetery
STRAYHORN, Emma AltoSTRAYHORN, Alice FSTRAYHORN, Finus MSTRAYHORN, Clarence LSTRAYHORN, Josephine AlexiaSTRAYHORN, Senia AnnSTRAYHORN, A ZSTRAYHORN, Ina InezSTRAYHORN, Jimmy JoeSTRAYHORN, Charles RickySTRAYHORN, Helen KathrynESSIG STRAYHORN, Helen KathrynSTRAYHORN, DeWitt ASTRAYHORN, Gloria JeanSTRAYHORN, Charlie Joe Additional STRAYHORN Surnames in WHITE County
STRAYHORN, AlvySTRAYHORN, Ben FSTRAYHORN, BobbSTRAYHORN, Bobb (Photo)STRAYHORN, Bulah MSTRAYHORN, Clifton Clarence (Twin)STRAYHORN, Cordia ArzonaSTRAYHORN, Delton BSTRAYHORN, Doris JoannSTRAYHORN, Ervin LSTRAYHORN, Ervin L (Photo)STRAYHORN, EvelynSTRAYHORN, Frealen DeltonSTRAYHORN, Francis GenevaSTRAYHORN, GertrudeSTRAYHORN, Georgie ESTRAYHORN, Gladys MSTRAYHORN, Helen ESTRAYHORN, Jessie LeeSTRAYHORN, John HSTRAYHORN, John DSTRAYHORN, M GenevieveSTRAYHORN, M Genevieve (Photo)STRAYHORN, MarySTRAYHORN, MollieSTRAYHORN, Nellie CSTRAYHORN, Ollie DSTRAYHORN, OpalSTRAYHORN, OrvilleSTRAYHORN, Orville (Photo)STRAYHORN, Redus WilsonSTRAYHORN, Rufey (Twin)STRAYHORN, TobeSTRAYHORN, WilmaSTRAYHORN, William Reed
Thank you for visiting the Arkansas Gravestone Photo Project.
On this site you can upload gravestone photos, locate ancestors and
perform genealogy research. If you have a relative buried in Arkansas,
we encourage you to upload a digital image using our Submit a
Photo page. Contributing to this genealogy archive helps family historians and
genealogy researchers locate their relatives and complete their family tree.
Submitted: 3/23/22 • Approved: 3/31/22 • Last Updated: 4/3/22 • R1425932-G1425932-S3
Helen
1917 - 2011
DeWitt
1907 - 1975
*Obituary
Helen Kathryn "Auntie" Strayhorn, 94, of McRae, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2011.
She was a resident of Beebe Retirement Center.
She was born February 5, 1917, in McRae, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Charles and Susie Liles Essig.
She graduated from McRae High School and traveled with a ladies basketball team after graduating.
Helen retired from Sweden Crème of Beebe after twenty-six years and was always known as "Auntie" by family and customers. She enjoyed the stories from her regular customers and loved the children.
She was a member of McRae United Methodist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dewitt Strayhorn; son, Charles "Ricky" Strayhorn of Beebe; two brothers, Clarence Essig of McRae and Paul Liles of California; three sisters, Opal Liles Robinson, Alma Liles Mall and Edith Liles Parchman, all of California.
Survivors include her granddaughter, Melissa Strayhorn and daughter-in-law Joan Strayhorn, both of Beebe; special niece whom she thought of as a daughter, Carolyn "Sue" (Don) Holt of McRae; and special nephew whom she thought of as a son, Clarence "Sonny" (Wanda) Essig, Jr. of Buckner, Missouri; special great-niece, Cyndi; great-nephews Jeff and Kevin, all of McRae; and many more nieces and nephews.
Family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday at Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe.
Funeral will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 19, 2011, at Westbrook Funeral Home, with burial in Weir Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to McRae United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 105, McRae, AR 72102.
Photo courtesy of Nora Simpson
Contributed on 3/23/22 by hawkinsdonna48
Email This Contributor
Suggest a Correction
Record #: 1425932