My first Suit of clothes were given to me by Opal. She bought me a handfulof commies; poor boy marbles made of clay and painted all colors. I always looked forward to Lloyd coming to Wyoming on Sundays for he would give me a dollar to wash his car. I thought that was dumb because he knew I would have done it for nothing.
Sharon (Osborn) Bearce, niece
Uncle Lloyd was a serious sort at times, but so caring. He would sit still and let my sister Carol and me write on his bald head. He used to whisker all of us kids. I have always seen a big difference in him and the other older uncles. They grew up faster and were not able to be the cut - ups that the younger ones were. But one thing he and they had in common with the rest is their capacity to love.NEVA MARJORIE HELLE, 16g (Lloyd 15, George A. 14,
Frederick 13)b.Canton, IL; May 1932
Canton, IL; May 1932d. Oct 28 2010 obituary
m.Rural Avon, IL; Nov. 1951
Rural Avon, IL; Nov. 1951JOHN RUSSELL POWELL, son of Carl Joseph and
Jane Powell
b.Canton, IL; June 1931Neva and John are the parents of:
JOHN RUSSELL POWELL, JR., 17g
b.Ramey Air Force Base, PR; Aug. 1953MELINDA JANE POWELL, 17g
b. Avon, IL; Dec. 1954
MELODY LEIGH POWELL, 17g
b.Avon, IL; Nov. 1956KEITH RAMON POWELL, 17g
b.Avon, IL; Nov. 1958JOHN RUSSELL POWELL, JR., 17g (Neva Helle 16,
Lloyd 15, George A. 14, Frederick 13)b.Ramey Air Force Base, PR; Aug. 1953
Ramey Air Force Base, PR; Aug. 1953m.1st - CONNIE LYNN CLUTS dv. Oct. 1982
1st - CONNIE LYNN CLUTS dv. Oct. 1982m.2nd - Smithfield, IL; Sep. 1983
2nd - Smithfield, IL; Sep. 1983DIANE LYNN DECKARD, daughter of Ralph
Richard and Janet Joann (Brown) Deckard
b.Davenport, IA; Nov. 1952John and Connie are the parents of:
AARON WILLIAM POWELL, 18g
b.Canton, IL; Dec. 1973JEREMY JOHN POWELL, 18g
b.Canton, IL; Aug. 1976REBECCA LYNN POWELL, 18g
b.Canton, IL; Dec. 1978MELINDA JANE POWELL, 1 7g (Neva Helle 16, Lloyd 15,
George A. 14, Frederick 13)
b.Avon, IL; Dec. 1954
Avon, IL; Dec. 1954m. 2nd - ALAN FORD
Melinda and Alan have one child.KEITH RAMON POWELL, 17g (Neva Helle 16, Lloyd 15,
George A. 14, Frederick 13)b.Avon, IL; Nov. 1958
Avon, IL; Nov. 1958m.Canton, IL; Nov. 1976
Canton, IL; Nov. 1976MARY BETH HANKINS, daughter of James
Franidin and Sara Adela (Biddle) Hankins
b.Canton, IL; Dec. 1957Keith and Mary have one child:
AMANDA BETH POWELL, 18g
b.Canton, IL; Nov. 1978February, 1984.
DAVID JOSEPH HELLE, 16g (Lloyd 15, George A. 14,
Frederick 13)b.Canton, IL; July 1934.
Canton, IL; July 1934. d. Oct 20 2008
m.Fiatt, IL; Fiatt Free Will Baptist Church; 4 July 1956
Fiatt, IL; Fiatt Free Will Baptist Church; 4 July 1956SHIRLEY ANN CLEER, daughter of Floyd and
Helen (Abbott) Cleerb.Fiatt, IL; May 1934David and Shirley are the parents of:CYNTHIA ANN HELLE, 17g
b.Savanna, IL; Jan. 1957DAVID LLOYD HELLE, 17g
b.Savanna, IL; Dec. 1960RAMONA LYNN HELLE, 17g
b.Missouri Valley, IA; Feb. 1969BARBARA LOU HELLE, 16g (Lloyd 15, George A. 14,
Frederick 13)
b.Canton, IL; Mar. 1937
Canton, IL; Mar. 1937m.Fiatt, IL; Feb. 1960
Fiatt, IL; Feb. 1960GALE E. MANOCK, son of Arthur and Eva
(Rodgers) Manock
b.Avon, IL; Sep. 1937d.Kewanee, IL; Oct. 1964br. Fairview IL; Fairview CemeteryBarbara Lou and Gale had two sons:
TIMOTHY GALE MANOCK, 17g
b.Avon, IL; Oct. 1960BRETT KEITH MANOCK, 17g
b.Avon, IL; May 1963Tim is a 1983 graduate of Western Illinois University in
Macomb and now works as a physical education and health
teacher and coach. Brett is a graduate of Illinois State University in Normal, having majored in finance
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David J. Helle age 74, of 27060 N. Babylon Rd. passed away at 1:29 AM Monday October 20, 2008 at Cottage Hospital in Galesburg.
David was born July 22, 1934 at Canton, the son of Lloyd and Opal (Behymer) Helle. He married Shirley Cleer on April 7, 1956 at Fiatt. She survives along with three children, Cynthia (Bill) Hand of Astoria, David L. (Janeen) Helle of Rockford, MI; and Ramona (Robert) Jacobson of Avon; seven grandchildren Brandon Hand, Evan Hand, Joseph Helle, Jacob Helle, Wyatt Reed, Jackson Reed, and Ariel Lau, two sisters Neva Powell of Canton, and Barbara Lou Manock of Avon. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
David was a sawyer for fifty years. He was a member of Fiatt Independent Christian Church where he served as deacon and Sunday school teacher for many years.
