Helen Louise Jewett

Helen Louise Jewett was born February 9, 1935, in Oconto, Nebraska, to Walter and Doris (Badgley) Parrish. She passed away Sunday, December 12, 2010 at the age of 75. Helen and Robert (Bob) Herman Jewett, Jr. were married August 2, 1952, in Phillipsburg, Kansas. They lived in Washington State and Nebraska before moving to Bradley, Oklahoma in1973. He preceded her in death November 10, 1982. She was also preceded in death by her parents, son-in-law, Jess Burdett, and friends Reba Knapp and Mae Puckett. She enjoyed her many flowers and plants inside and outside her house, the birds she fed every day, and the bird bath in her flower garden. She also enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, 500-1,000 piece puzzles, crafts, Bluegrass Gospel music by her friends the Keener family, traveling, museums, antiques, family history written by her cousins, family reunions, visits with her 103 year-old Aunt Mabel in McPherson, Kansas, and her compilation of photos. She was an avid financial supporter of The Humane Society, and rescued cats and kittens through the years including her cats Fuzzy and Buffy. In recent years, she enjoyed filling shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child, a Franklin Graham ministry to provide gifts for impoverished children worldwide. She especially loved wrapping the shoeboxes with colorful wrapping paper so the children would have a beautiful keepsake. She also enjoyed visiting with her Avon customers and helping Connie at The Cottage, where she ate lunch every day at " Helen?s Table", as Connie named the table where Helen ate lunch with friends and family. She adored and was loved by Connie?s dog Missy. Helen was devoted to home, family, and friends. She is survived by sons Jerry Jay Jewett, Tulsa; Jarl Jewett and his wife, Jocelyn, North Richland Hills, Texas: daughters Joy Burdett, Sulphur: Janet Prine and husband, Ray, Choctaw; Jill Brown and husband, Truman, Lindsay; grandchildren, Jerry Jewett, Jr. and wife Stacy, Melissa Johnson and husband Wyatt, Jennifer Heinsinger and husband Michael, Robert Jewett and wife Kayla, Kristy Curtiss and husband Jayme, Tim Chambers and wife Mira , Heather Selzer and husband Emery, and John Cable; great-grandchildren Keirstin and Halle Jewett, Paige Johnson, Mackenzie and Riley Heinsinger, Anthony, Helena, and Logan Jewett, Kaylee and Brendan Curtiss, and Scarlett Jae Selzer. She is also survived by her brother, Richard Parrish and wife Joan, University Place, Washington State and friends Connie, Richard, Alma Jo, Linda and Neva June. Funeral services for Mrs. Jewett are set for two-thirty p.m. on Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 at the Murray Hill Church of Christ in Lindsay, Oklahoma with Meredan Cable officiating. Interment will follow at Green Hill Cemetery in Lindsay, Oklahoma. Services are under the direction of B.G. Boydston funeral Home of Lindsay, Oklahoma. Condolences for the family may be made online at www.boydstonfuneralhome.com.

Helen Louise Jewett

February 9, 1935 - December 12, 2010

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