Obituary of Helen Maynard

Services for Helen Lorene Maynard, 87, Arp, will be at 11:00 am, Wednesday, January 4, in the Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home chapel. Private burial will be in Mason Cemetery. Mrs. Maynard died Monday, January 2, 2012, at her residence. She was born January 10, 1924, in Arp to the late Dewey Henry and Janie Hill Mason. She was a life long resident of Arp and graduated Arp High School. She was a beautician and owned and operated Helens Beauty Shop, where she loved spending time with her many customers. She was a member of Arp Emmanuel Baptist Church and she enjoyed sewing and working on the farm.  Besides her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Aubrey Maynard, a son-in-law, Fred McElroy and two brothers and a sister. Survivors include her daughter, Brenda Jean McElroy, Arp; a sister, Johnnie Thomas, Arp; a grandson, Michael McElroy; a great grandson, Andrew McElroy; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of other family and friends.