Helen Dabney Deane

1927 - 2013

Helen Dabney Deane obituary, 1927-2013, Harrisonburg, VA

BORN

1927

DIED

2013

FUNERAL HOME

Reynolds Hamrick Funeral Homes & Crematory - Staunton

18 West Frederick Street

Staunton, Virginia

Helen Deane Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Feb. 2, 2013.

Helen Dabney Deane, 85, passed away at 3:05 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, at Sunnyside Presbyterian Nursing Home. She was born Dec. 7, 1927, in Staunton, a daughter of the late Herbert D. and Helen Gaw Deane.

She was a graduate of Mary Baldwin College and was a member of Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Dr. Herbert D. Deane Jr.
Survivors include a sister-in-law, Virginia Deane of Staunton; two nieces, Jennifer Deane of Staunton and Virginia Bushman and husband, Scott, of Fredericksburg; a nephew, Thomas Deane and wife, Lizneth; and two great-nieces, Erin Bushman and Anna Deane.
A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 4, 201,3 at Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, with the Rev. Beth McCrary officiating.
Family and friends wishing to attend the service are asked to meet at the cemetery by 10:45 a.m. the day of the service and may remain afterward to visit with the family.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Staunton Chapel of Reynolds Hamrick Funeral Homes, 18 W. Frederick St., Staunton.
Friends and family may send condolences, share a memory and sign the guest book by visiting www.reynoldshamrickfuneralhomes.com.

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