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Submitted: 11/1/22 • Approved: 11/2/22 • Last Updated: 11/5/22 • R1456212-G1456211-S3
Thomas 22 Mar 1938 - 06 Sept 2009
Jeffie 13 Jan 1941 - 17 Jun 2020
Marriage: 30 May 1959 Larkin
Thomas Jackson Hellums son of Willie Alphis Hellums and Gracie Lorenda (Jackson) Hellums. Jeffie Lee (Thompson) Hellums daughter of Ellis Eldon Thompson and Artie Irene Thompson.
**obituary
VIOLET HILL — Thomas Jackson Hellums, 71, of Violet Hill died Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009, in Salem. Born March 22, 1938, in Larkin, he was the son of Willie Alphis Hellums and Gracie Lorenda Jackson. He was united in marriage to Jeffie Thompson on May 30, 1959, in Larkin. He was a self-employed automobile mechanic and worked for the Izard County Road Department, retiring after many years of employment. He was a member of Millcrest Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years; a son, Lydell Hellums of West Memphis; two daughters, Gaye Arnold of Melbourne and Kay Rush of Cave City; three brothers, Johnnie Hellums of Moxie City, Wash., Eldon Hellums of Pyatt and Billy Hellums of Mount Pleasant; a sister, Dorothy Jones of Melbourne; nine grandchildren, Jackie Hellums, Joey Hellums, Jessica Hartgraves, Samantha Tate, Savannah Adkins, Colby Adkins, Brady Hellums, Gracie Hellums and Blake Hellums; and four great-grandchildren, Kiersten Hartgraves, Sarah Hartgraves, Dalton Tate and Taylor Hellums.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Noble Hellums.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Howard Memorial Chapel in Melbourne with Donald Gillihan officiating. Burial will be in New Liberty Cemetery under the direction of Eddie's Family Funeral Home in Melbourne.
Pallbearers will be Colby Adkins, Brady Hellums, Robert Hartgraves, Steven Shrable, Jody Conway and Nathan Hellums.
Honorary pallbearers are Danny Franks, Bob Martin, Cecil Englehardt, Freddie Shrable, Paul Rush, Jim Phipps and Larry Grant.
Obituary provided courtesy of Eddie's Family Funeral Home Melbourne, Izard County, Arkansas. Published Sept 2009 © Copyright 2012 - 22 Eddie's Family Funeral Home. All Rights Reserved.
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