Helen is the daughter of Greene Hogg and Myrtle Garber. She was the 5th of 7 children. A family historian said, her name was actually Bedelia Helen Hogg. She was named after a popular song in 1903. Later she went by Helen and at 18 went by Helen Blair.
Her siblings were Vergil, twins Zula & Zella, James, Jessmae and Fay. She graduated from Paullina (Iowa) High School in 1922 and attended Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Helen taught in country schools for four years and, for entertainment during her free time, read all of Shakespeare. In 1926, she married Edmund James Dunn. They had four children, Dona, Patty, Gayle and Mark.
Helen was a housewife and Edmund had 2 successful businesses. She loved to garden. She was a bridge player, did a lot of needlepoint, crewel embroidery, cross stitch, knitting and crochet, all of which is cherished now by her children and grandchildren. She continued to travel into her later years and enjoyed her many friends.
Her siblings were Vergil, twins Zula & Zella, James, Jessmae and Fay. She graduated from Paullina (Iowa) High School in 1922 and attended Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Helen taught in country schools for four years and, for entertainment during her free time, read all of Shakespeare. In 1926, she married Edmund James Dunn. They had four children, Dona, Patty, Gayle and Mark.
Helen was a housewife and Edmund had 2 successful businesses. She loved to garden. She was a bridge player, did a lot of needlepoint, crewel embroidery, cross stitch, knitting and crochet, all of which is cherished now by her children and grandchildren. She continued to travel into her later years and enjoyed her many friends.
Helen is the daughter of Greene Hogg and Myrtle Garber. She was the 5th of 7 children. A family historian said, her name was actually Bedelia Helen Hogg. She was named after a popular song in 1903. Later she went by Helen and at 18 went by Helen Blair.
Her siblings were Vergil, twins Zula & Zella, James, Jessmae and Fay. She graduated from Paullina (Iowa) High School in 1922 and attended Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Helen taught in country schools for four years and, for entertainment during her free time, read all of Shakespeare. In 1926, she married Edmund James Dunn. They had four children, Dona, Patty, Gayle and Mark.
Helen was a housewife and Edmund had 2 successful businesses. She loved to garden. She was a bridge player, did a lot of needlepoint, crewel embroidery, cross stitch, knitting and crochet, all of which is cherished now by her children and grandchildren. She continued to travel into her later years and enjoyed her many friends.
Her siblings were Vergil, twins Zula & Zella, James, Jessmae and Fay. She graduated from Paullina (Iowa) High School in 1922 and attended Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Helen taught in country schools for four years and, for entertainment during her free time, read all of Shakespeare. In 1926, she married Edmund James Dunn. They had four children, Dona, Patty, Gayle and Mark.
Helen was a housewife and Edmund had 2 successful businesses. She loved to garden. She was a bridge player, did a lot of needlepoint, crewel embroidery, cross stitch, knitting and crochet, all of which is cherished now by her children and grandchildren. She continued to travel into her later years and enjoyed her many friends.
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