Helen Joy Chadwick

Monday, November 3, 2014

Helen Joy Chadwick, 87, of Leachville, widow of Mr. Benjamin Ralph Chadwick, died early Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, at the Monette Manor Nursing Center.

Born in Buchanan, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Edna Burns and had lived most of her life in Michigan. A 1945 graduate of Buchanan High School she was a longtime employee of the Department of Social Services in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Mrs. Chadwick had been a Leachville resident since 1988 and was a member of the Second Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by one son, Thomas Hemminger, and two brothers.

She is survived by two sons, Wilbur Dale Hemminger of Jonesboro and James Thomas Hemminger (Brandi) of Black Oak;

One daughter, Eleanor Louise Smith of Leachville;

Two sisters, Linda Humphreys of Buchanan, Michigan, and Pauline Massey of Lawrence, Michigan; and

Six grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Howard Funeral Service Chapel in Leachville. Burial will follow at 3 p.m. at Mount Zion Cemetery in Walcott.

The family will receive visitors from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

A guest register is available at www.howardfuneralservice.com.