Helen Neighbors
May 02, 2011
Helen Marie Neighbors, 71, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at University Park Nursing and Rehab in Des Moines. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 6, 2011, at Glendale Cemetery.
Helen was born January 26, 1940, in Sequin, TX, to Wilma and A.B. Neighbors. She spent her career as a nurse’s aide and she was also a self-taught beautician.
Helen is survived by her son, Kenneth (Frances) Neighbors; grandchildren, Kenneth, Jr., and Nason Neighbors; siblings, Dorothy Simpson, Joe Lewis (Luvella) Neighbors, Rube Lee Neighbors, Wilma Neighbors-Thompson, Ida Denise (Roger) Gardner, Gussie Lee Neighbors, Paul Leslie Neighbors, Nora Neighbors, Catherine Neighbors and Felicia Neighbors; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.B. Neighbors; husband, James Edward Thomas; and sisters, Elvina York, Shirley McGee and Georgia Williams.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family in loving memory of Helen.
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Morning Star Baptist Church
05/05/2011
Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church
3200 Lincoln Avenue/P.O. Box 30177/Des Moines, Iowa 50310
Church Phone (515) 279-6546*Pastors Residence (515) 274-2060
Rev. Alex Crawford, Jr.
-Pastor-
May 6, 2011
I go to prepare a place for you, I will come againthat where I am, there ye may
be also. John 14:3
To the family of Helen Neighbors, we, the pastor, associate ministers, and the entire church family extend to you our deepest sympathy in the passing of your loved one. Life is but a stopping place, a pause in whats to be, a resting place along the road to sweet eternity. We all have different journeys, different paths along the way. We all were meant to learn some things, but never meant to stay. Our destination is a place far greater than we know. For some the journeys quicker, for some, the journeys slow. And when the journey finally ends, well claim a great reward & find an everlasting peace, together with the Lord. Trusting that God will be especially close to you in these hours of need.
Humbly submitted,
Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church Family
Rev. Alex Crawford, Jr. Pastor