Helen Fowler

Helen Lee Travis Fowler, 96, of Lake Mohawk, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born in Hampshire, Tenn. on December 17, 1922, to Eldridge Lee Travis and Esther Mae Smith Travis. She was the second child and oldest daughter of eight children. She was a fifth generation member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. One of her great uncles was baptized in Nauvoo by the Prophet Joseph Smith and sealed in the Temple there by President Brigham Young. Her callings in the church have been Sunday School Secretary at 12 years old, Primary Teacher of 17 and 18 year olds, Relief Society Teacher, Young Women’s President, Ward Missionary, Stake Missionary, Visiting Teacher and worked in the Family History Center. Helen’s first job was an airplane mechanic with the Civil Service at Hill Field, Ogden, Utah. There she installed hydraulic systems in the P38 at Consolidated Vultee. One of the planes she repaired was the “Memphis Belle”. At the end of WWII, she returned to Columbia Business College and back into Civil Service. She received her Career Appointment and was cleared for Top Secret Information in 1952 with Cincinnati Ordinance District. There she was Contract Administration for raw material to the finish product. From 1959-1961 she was a Contract Independent Inspector between two large companies in procuring arms for NATO. She and OD relocated to Mississippi in 1962 with Genesco. She worked as Credit Manager for Tippah County Hospital, Key Punch Operator in the IBM office at the Rubber Plant, Welding and Shop Inspector at Walden Corporation and Prentiss Manufacturing. She retired in 1986 to care for her ailing husband, OD. She is survived by four children, Patricia (Joe) Emmons of Corinth, Olivia (Bob) Christensen of Destin, FL, Donna (Shelby) McCullar of Pontotoc, MS and OD, Jr. (Kathy) Fowler of Cherokee, AL; grandchildren, Stacey (Greg) Shook of Locust, GA, Olivia (Larry) Niedzialek of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, James (Shawna) Jones of Ripley, Brian (Samantha) Adair of New Albany, Casey (Shashawna) Fowler of Faulkner, Forrest (Wesley) Raines of Pontotoc, Elizabeth (Collin) McCrory of Oxford, and Meredith McCullar of Pontotoc, Tripp (Jana) McCullar of Virginia, Christina Decker of Kentucky, Bobby Stephens of Tupelo; great-grandchildren, Candice Brown of Memphis, Ruby and Christy Jones of Ripley, Kalob, Jakeb, and Emma Grace Adair of New Albany, Owen Timber Raines of Pontotoc, Kelsey, Mickey, Destiny, and Trenton Philpot of Kentucky, Bentley Stephens of Tupelo, Emaline and Waylon Decker of Kentucky, David and Raymond Fowler of Faulkner, Josh and Sophie McCullar of Virginia; one great-great-grandchild, Khobin Philpot. She was preceded in death by her parents, Eldridge and Esther Travis; her husband, OD Fowler; her grandson, Harley D. Fowler; three brothers, Thomas Travis, Kenneth Travis, Eldridge Lee Travis, Jr.; three sisters, Ovie Pennington, Barbara Skelley, and Glenna Finerty. Services will be 11:00 am Saturday, March 23, 2019, at the Booneville Funeral Home Chapel with Bishop David Maxwell officiating. Visitation will be Friday night from 5:00 until 8:00. Burial will be in the Mormon Cemetery. Pallbearers will be her nephews and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Christensen, Joe Emmons, Brian Adair, Norris Skelley, Shelby McCullar, Larry Niedzialek, and Larry Gailor. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 404 West George E. Allen Dr., Booneville, MS 38829.

Helen Fowler

December 17, 1922 - March 21, 2019

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Helen Fowler

December 17, 1922 - March 21, 2019

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