
| Name | Virginia RODGERS [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] | |
| Birth | 1935 | Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina at death- she had additional grandchildren and 2 great-granddaughters- who are their parents? jkh Date Published: March 4, 2009 VIRGINIA R. HELMS Virginia Rodgers Helms, 74, wife of Billy Edward Helms Sr., died Monday, March 2, 2009, at her home. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Jim and Callie Pritchard Rodgers. Mrs. Helms was a member of Providence Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband of Sumter; a son, Billy "Bubba" Edward Helms Jr. and wife, Karin, of Sumter; two daughters, Patty Truett and husband, Michael, and Joye Barrs and husband, Michael, all of Sumter; five grandchildren, Michael Edward Barrs of Marion, Chance Player, Billy Helms III, Christopher Helms and Judy Lynn Truett, all of Sumter; two great-granddaughters, Brianna Nicole Helms and Aubrey Lynn Rogers of Sumter; two sisters, Mary Lou Griffith and husband, Ira, and Bessie Hodge and husband, Robert, of Sumter; three brothers, Buddy Rodgers and wife, Doris, Bobby Rodgers and wife, Doris, and Willis Rodgers, all of Sumter; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at Providence Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Harold Greene and the Rev. Mitch Towery officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Billy Helms III, Christopher Helms, Michael Barrs, Frankie Rodgers, Robbie Rodgers and Monty Griffith. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Tuomey Hospice, 115 N. Sumter St., Suite 410, Sumter, SC 29150. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. [1, 2] | |
| Religion | she was a member of Providence Baptist Church, Sumter County, South Carolina [2] | |
| _UID | 843C1C833A014C2E8CAD3B2486989245A1C6 | |
| Death | 2 Mar 2009 | at her home |
| Burial | 5 Mar 2009 | Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 2445 Old Manning Road, Sumter County, South Carolina [2] |
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| Person ID | I153677 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 25 Nov 2020 | |
| Father | Jim Jervey/Jerbey RODGERS d. Bef 3 Jul 2005 | |
| Mother | Callie PRITCHARD, b. 1914, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 3 Jul 2005, at her home (Age 91 years) | |
| _UID | AFCB886A52C54C7383EAAD5923DABFEE5FC8 | |
| _UID | AFCB886A52C54C7383EAAD5923DABFEE5FC8 | |
| Family ID | F76668 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Billy Edward HELMS, Sr. | |||||||||
| _UID | C20B4F8FC92A47E191679FD5374565EBFEDF | |||||||||
| _UID | C20B4F8FC92A47E191679FD5374565EBFEDF | |||||||||
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| Family ID | F104945 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||||||||
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