As an avid historian committed to familial and local genealogical endeavors, she was co-founder of the Gen. Edmund Winchester Rucker Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and a member of multiple preservation organizations such as the Pea River Historical Society. Authoring and co-authoring numerous books, she spent countless hours researching public records and exploring cemeteries. A love of quilting led her to co-found the Enterprising Quilters Guild as she hand sewed hundreds of quilts and crafted many heirlooms that continue to be treasured by family. Ms. Helms was employed as a civil servant accountant for many years at Fort Rucker and was a dedicated charter member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. Her husband, James Helms, and daughter, Shirley Helms Edberg, preceded her in death.
As an avid historian committed to familial and local genealogical endeavors, she was co-founder of the Gen. Edmund Winchester Rucker Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and a member of multiple preservation organizations such as the Pea River Historical Society. Authoring and co-authoring numerous books, she spent countless hours researching public records and exploring cemeteries. A love of quilting led her to co-found the Enterprising Quilters Guild as she hand sewed hundreds of quilts and crafted many heirlooms that continue to be treasured by family. Ms. Helms was employed as a civil servant accountant for many years at Fort Rucker and was a dedicated charter member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. Her husband, James Helms, and daughter, Shirley Helms Edberg, preceded her in death.
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