3/1/1930 - 9/26/2021
On September 26, Helen Evelyn Fifer died peacefully at her home in
Portland with her son by her side. Helen was born on March 1, 1930, in
Mishawaka, Indiana, the daughter of H. Russell and Grace (Brown) Stover.
Helen grew up in Dunkirk and attended Dunkirk High School. On December 6,
1947 Helen married William (Bill) Fifer, and he died on November 16, 2009.
Helen began working in restaurants in Dunkirk at the age of 11, and
worked for several different restaurants in her lifetime. She also worked at
the Jay Garment Company for nearly 20 years, and the Commercial Review
newspaper office for 13 years.
Helen was an avid reader, and loved
sitting on her front porch swing reading in the summer. She also enjoyed
walking 2 miles a day at the Jay Community Center. She was a longtime member
of Cornerstone Baptist Church.
Survivors include one son, Gary Fifer
of Portland; two grandsons, Michael Espy (Mikhail Armaugh) of Marion, and
Steven Espy (Christina) of Rock, Michigan; Two great-grandsons, three
great-granddaughters, and one great-great-granddaughter.
She was
preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her daughter, Evelyn K.
(Fifer) Espy, two brothers and a sister.
Visitation will be held
Tuesday October 5, 2021 from 1-5 pm at Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Funeral
Home. Services will be held Wednesday October 6, 2021 at 11 am at the
funeral home. Pastor Wayne Ward will officiate the service and burial will
follow at Green Park Cemetery in Portland.
Memorials may be directed
to Cornerstone Baptist Church, Jay County Cancer Society or Alzheimer’s
Association.
Williamson & Spencer Funeral Home; September 27,
2021
Contributed by Jim Cox
Buried in Green Park Cemetery