HELFENSTINE, William Byrl 1897 - 1980

HELFENSTINE, CASE, LITTON, JOHNSON, ARCHIBALD

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 6/5/2024 at 21:53:24

"The Fairfield (Ia.) Ledger"
Wednesday, July 2, 1980
Page 2, Columns 1 and 2

W. B. HELFENSTINE dies

William Byrl HELFENSTINE, 83, 604 W. Burlington, died at 9:15 a.m. today at Parkview Care Center.

Arrangements are pending at Raymond Funeral Home.

HELFENSTINE was born April 28, 1897 in the Wooster community of Jefferson County, the son of Jesse Calvin and Laura CASE HELFENSTINE. He lived in Jefferson County all his life. He married Edith Jane LITTON on Oct. 22, 1925 at Fort Madison. He worked at Iowa Electric for 34 years and was retired. He was a member of Eagles Lodge (sic - Aerie/Club).

Surviving are his wife; two sons, Jack of Spirit Lake, Jerry of Wichita Falls, Tex.; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Myrtle JOHNSON, Fairfield, Kitty ARCHIBALD, Mediapolis and one brother, Ernest of Greeley, Colo.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and one sister.

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"The Fairfield (Ia.) Ledger"
Thursday, July 3, 1980
Page 10, Column 4

HELFENSTINE services set

Services for William B. HELFENSTINE will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Raymond Funeral Home.

The Rev. John Wilken will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. this evening.

William B. HELFENSTINE died Thursday morning at the Parkview Care Center. He had been employed at the Iowa Electric Co. for 34 years until he retired.

His sister, Kitty ARCHIBALD, resides in Fairfield instead of Mediapolis as stated in Thursday's (sic - Wednesday's) Ledger.

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"The Fairfield (Ia.) Ledger"
Thursday, July 10, 1980
Page 8, Column 7

NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTORS, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT, JEFFERSON COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM B. HELFENSTINE, DECEASED.

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM B. HELFENSTINE, DECEASED:

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ON THE 7TH DAY OF JULY, 1980, THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF WILLIAM B. HELFENSTINE, DECEASED BEARING DATE OF THE 2ND DAY OF MAY, 1972, WAS ADMITTED TO PROBATE IN THE ABOVE NAMED COURT AND THAT JACK L. HELFENSTINE AND JERRY C. HELFENSTINE WERE APPOINTED EXECUTORS OF SAID ESTATE.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT ANY ACTION TO SET ASIDE SAID WILL MUST BE BROUGHT IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SAID COUNTY WITHIN SIX MONTHSFROM THE DATE OF THE SECOND PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE, OR THEREAFTER BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT ALL PERSONS INDEBTED TO SAID ESTATE ARE REQUESTED TO MAKE IMMEDIATE PAYMENT TO THE UNDERSIGNED, AND CREDITORS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST SAID ESTATE SHALL FILE THEM WITH THE CLERK OF THE ABOVE NAMED DISTRICT COURT, AS PROVIDED BY LAW, DULY AUTHENTICATED, FOR ALLOWANCE; AND UNLESS SO FILED WITHIN SIX MONTHS FROM THE SECOND PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE (UNLESS OTHERWISE ALLOWED OR PAID) SUCH CLAIM SHALL THEREAFTER BE FOREVER BARRED.

DATED THIS 7TH DAY OF JULY, 1980.

JACK L. HELFENSTINE
JERRY C. HELFENSTINE
CO-EXUECTORS (sic) OF SAID ESTATE
901 10TH ST.
SPIRIT LAKE, IOWA 51360
2927 ABBY LANE,
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS 76306

ROY SIMPSON
ATTORNEY FOR SAID EXECUTOR
103½ E. BROADWAY,
FAIRFIELD, IOWA 52556

DATE OF SECOND PUBLICATION
17 DAY OF JULY, 1980
July 10, 17, '80

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Note: Buried in Lot 2nd.040½. Wife Edith died in 1982 and was buried with him.