Mrs. Guffey, age eighty-two years, two weeks and five days of age and a resident of Scottsboro, Alabama, died Sunday, February 13, 1980.
Born January 25, 1898 in Marshall County, Alabama to John "Jake" Helton and Mary Alevia (Henson) Helton, Rosie was the seventh of at least ten children in her family.
In November of 1909 the Helton family lost their mother to illness. Rosie was only eleven at the time. Eventually her father remarried to a very kind woman named Willie Tennessee Wilson. The Heltons really loved their stepmother Willie, as did her many step-grandchildren.
In 1916 Rosie Bell Helton was united in marriage to widower Syrous Sanders Guffey. Together they had twelve children. Nine daughters, Ruth Mae, Vester Lorene,
Bertha, Merry "Louise", Serena Marie, Ovella, Dollie Inez, Altha Luvern, Bonnie Vergie and three sons, James Sanders, Jacob "Owen" and Willie "Haden" Guffey.
Mrs. Guffey, age eighty-two years, two weeks and five days of age and a resident of Scottsboro, Alabama, died Sunday, February 13, 1980.
Born January 25, 1898 in Marshall County, Alabama to John "Jake" Helton and Mary Alevia (Henson) Helton, Rosie was the seventh of at least ten children in her family.
In November of 1909 the Helton family lost their mother to illness. Rosie was only eleven at the time. Eventually her father remarried to a very kind woman named Willie Tennessee Wilson. The Heltons really loved their stepmother Willie, as did her many step-grandchildren.
In 1916 Rosie Bell Helton was united in marriage to widower Syrous Sanders Guffey. Together they had twelve children. Nine daughters, Ruth Mae, Vester Lorene,
Bertha, Merry "Louise", Serena Marie, Ovella, Dollie Inez, Altha Luvern, Bonnie Vergie and three sons, James Sanders, Jacob "Owen" and Willie "Haden" Guffey.
Family Members
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James Harris "Jim" Helton
1886–1946
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Oliver Robert Helton
1888–1955
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Bessie Helton Campbell
1890–1911
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Larkin Abraham Helton
1893–1937
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Scellia N Helton Hudson
1895–1970
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Sarah Mary Janie Helton Walls
1896–1975
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Jencie Francis Helton Knight
1901–1979
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John Luther Helton
1902–1988
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Albert Wesley Helton
1904–1968
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Ruth Mae Guffey Nailer
1917–1998
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Vester Lorene Guffey Guthrie
1919–2003
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Bertha Lou Guffey Foster
1922–2003
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James Sanders Guffey
1924–2002
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Merry Louise Guffey Foster
1926–2011
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Jacob Owen Guffey
1928–2002
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Serena Marie Guffey Grove
1930–2021
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Willie Haden Guffey
1932–2006
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Ovella Guffey
1933–1933
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Dollie Inez Guffey Phillips
1936–2016
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Altha Luvern Guffey Gifford
1938–1960
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Bonnie Virgie Guffey Stapler
1940–2016
