Mrs. Helen Smith was born on August 10th, 1932, in Collinsville, Illinois. Her father was of German descent and mother was Italian. She is the oldest of four children, and the only daughter.
She has had a variety of jobs including nurse’s aide at Chanute air force base during the Korean War. It was there that Helen became a registered nurse. In later years she enjoyed waitresses work and became an accountant for a large natural gas company.
Helen was married to her first husband in 1950. They had three sons. She later married her second husband in 1960.
In 1971 they were living in Bremerton, Washington. During that time, Helen became very active in Westside Baptist Church and would transfer the sermons to sign language for the hearing impaired.
In 1995 Helena and her family moved back to Alabama and enjoyed many years sharing music with friends at our residence. Her husband built a large building which housed a large variety of instruments. Friends would gather each weekend for hours of bluegrass music and festivities.
In February of 2023, Helen became a resident of Kelly Place. We are blessed to have Helen as part of our family at MHKP. She is a joy to all.