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April 14, 1926 –  May 15, 2016  Graveside Services for Helen Lafon Rowe McMinn, 90, of Sherman, Texas will be held Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at Oakwood Cemetery, Whitesboro, Texas, with Rev. Cindy Griffin officiating. She passed away peacefully at Sherman Healthcare Center in Sherman, Texas, on May 15, 2016. Arrangements are under the direction of Meador Funeral Home, Whitesboro, Texas.She was born to Jackson Samuel Rowe and Ollie May (Hall) Rowe on April 14, 1926, in Empire, Oklahoma. She married George McMinn on November 3, 1945, in Sherman, Texas. Helen worked at Pool Manufacturing Company, Whopper Stopper and retired from The Sherman Historical Museum. She enjoyed her golden years with her 2 cats, Ray and Callie and then came along, Miss Kitty Baby to steal her heart. She enjoyed her Saturdays playing dominoes with her best friends, Lilly Ross and Charles and Wanda Green, and later with Alvin and Jane Keele. She was a member of Friendship United Methodist Church of Sherman, and the Order of the Eastern Star #183.
Helen leaves a daughter, Martha Roach of Jonesborough, TN; grandson, Terry Roach and wife, Katie of Tumwater, WA; granddaughter, Rebecca Deines of Mexico; great-grandson, Steven Roach of New York; daughter-in-law, Sharron McMinn of Missouri; step-grandsons, Derick, Scott, & Quint Langly; nieces Debra McMinn of Pilot Point and Kit Short of Georgia; nephew, Jackson and Mary Rowe of Pipe Creek, Texas and cousin, Linda Ruebeck of Sherman. She was loved by all her family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, J.S. and Ollie Rowe; husband, George W. McMinn and son, Barry George McMinn; brothers, S.E. and Prentice Rowe.
In lieu of flowers, donations made be made to the Friendship United Methodist Church, 293 Friendship Rd., Sherman, Texas 75092.
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