Ruby Mae (BELCHER, THORNE) HELMS
Page updated 7 August 2019
Ruby Helms, Kegley Reunion 1989
Kacie's Photography, 2016
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Kacie's Photography, 2016
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Birth: 22 September 1923 in Kegley, Mercer County, West Virginia
Death: 19 June 2005 in San Mateo, San Mateo County, California
Burial: 9 July 2005 at Trinity Memorial Gardens, Waldorf, Charles County, Maryland, Garden of Reformation
Footstone Text: Ruby Mae Helms / 1923 2005
Headstone Text: THORNE
Parents: William Burl BELCHER and Minnie Etta BELCHER (m. DUNCAN)
Parents' Children:
Spouse #1: Raymond LyVernon THORNE (b. ROBEY)
Marriage: 15 February 1941
Children:
Spouse #2: Joe Clayton HELMS
Marriage: 24 August 1963
Children:
Her first husband, Raymond, was the cousin and good friend of Troy THORNE. Ruby had hoped that Troy would fall in love with her best friend who still lived in Kegley, marry her and they could be together in Maryland. Unfortunately for her, Troy fell in love with Ruby’s younger sister, Wilma.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Raymond and Ruby are buried beside each other in the Garden of Reformation. Also buried in this cemetery are: their children and son-in-law -- Patricia and Denzil, Raymond Jr.; their grandson -- Kirk; Ruby’s siblings and their spouses -- Roy and Mireta, Ida and Clarence; hers brother-in-law -- Troy.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#154364178), FamilySearch website (#LVPN-KYJ), and family records.
m. = maiden name
h1. = surname of first husband
Death: 19 June 2005 in San Mateo, San Mateo County, California
Burial: 9 July 2005 at Trinity Memorial Gardens, Waldorf, Charles County, Maryland, Garden of Reformation
Footstone Text: Ruby Mae Helms / 1923 2005
Headstone Text: THORNE
Parents: William Burl BELCHER and Minnie Etta BELCHER (m. DUNCAN)
Parents' Children:
- George Melvin BELCHER
- William Carl BELCHER
- Pansy Elizabeth NEAL (m. BELCHER)
- Roy Wilson BELCHER
- Ida Ruth BLANKENSHIP (m. BELCHER)
- Minnie Helen WHITE (m. BELCHER)
- Clarence Leslie BELCHER
- Ruby Mae HELMS (m. BELCHER; h1. THORNE)
- Wilma Kathleen THORNE (m. BELCHER)
Spouse #1: Raymond LyVernon THORNE (b. ROBEY)
Marriage: 15 February 1941
Children:
- Patricia Mae CROSBY (m. THORNE, h1. STRADER)
- Raymond LyVernon THORNE Jr.
Spouse #2: Joe Clayton HELMS
Marriage: 24 August 1963
Children:
- Michael Kevin HELMS
- Joe Clayton HELMS Jr.
Her first husband, Raymond, was the cousin and good friend of Troy THORNE. Ruby had hoped that Troy would fall in love with her best friend who still lived in Kegley, marry her and they could be together in Maryland. Unfortunately for her, Troy fell in love with Ruby’s younger sister, Wilma.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Raymond and Ruby are buried beside each other in the Garden of Reformation. Also buried in this cemetery are: their children and son-in-law -- Patricia and Denzil, Raymond Jr.; their grandson -- Kirk; Ruby’s siblings and their spouses -- Roy and Mireta, Ida and Clarence; hers brother-in-law -- Troy.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#154364178), FamilySearch website (#LVPN-KYJ), and family records.
m. = maiden name
h1. = surname of first husband
