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Surnames: Longfellow, Stout, Smith, Ferguson, Mitchell, Wilson, Moore
Classification: Obituary
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Helen Smith Longfellow, 99, who died Wednesday, March 16, 2005, was born May
13, 1905, in Wells County, Ind., to William O. and Jennie Stout Smith. She
was educated in the Wells County schools and at Ball State Normal School
(now Ball State University), Muncie, Ind. She was married to Harold R.
Longfellow on Sept. 22, 1925, at Anderson, Ind., and resided at Chicago,
Ill., Baltimore, Md., and, since 1950, in Winston-Salem. She was predeceased
by her parents; sisters Mabel, Mary, and Georgene; and her husband, who died
in 1997 after 72 years of marriage. She is survived by her son, Howard A.
Longfellow and wife Jane of Columbus Ohio; daughter, Sandra L. Ferguson and
husband A. Robert of Smith Mountain Lake, Va.; four grandchildren, David A.
Longfellow and wife Virginia of Allentown, Pa., Mary Helen L. Mitchell and
husband Bennie of Pickerington, Ohio, Robert Lee Ferguson and wife Lynn of
Weston, Conn., and Elizabeth F. Wilson and husband Robert of Dallas, Texas;
and eight great-grandchildren. A sister, Kathleen Moore, Frankton, Ind.,
also survives. A homemaker all of her married life, she had lived at Arbor
Acres United Methodist Retirement Home in Winston-Salem since 1985. She was
a member of Centenary United Methodist Church for almost 55 years. A
memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Monday, March 21, 2005, at
Centenary United Methodist Church Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Jack
Yarborough, after which the family will greet friends. Interment will be
private at Forsyth Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that
memorials be made to Arbor Acres, 1240 Arbor Road, Winston-Salem, NC, 27104;
or to Centenary United Methodist Church Memorial Fund.
Published in the Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, NC from 3/18/2005 -
3/19/2005.
Linda R. Sorrell
LSorrell(a)cinci.rr.com