HELEN FISHER ARP TALLENT
1941-2015
Gastonia – Helen Inez "Gertie Arlene" Fisher Tallent, passed away on July 31, 2015
She was born in Jackson County, NC on May 5, 1941 to the Samuel Howard and Josephine Mathis Fisher.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husbands, Ronald Arp, Don Tallent and Bobby B. Pope; brother, Howard Fisher and sisters, Bethel Rumfelt, and granddaughter, Anna Marie Arp Cornwell
Helen was a loving mother grandmother and great grandmother. She also was a mother figure to all her children's friends. She will be greatly missed!
Survivors include her sons Jeffery Arp and Richard Arp; daughter, Patsy Arp
Grandchildren, Seth Thomas, Jason Thomas; Great Grandchildren, Nathan Durden, Jayda Smith and Brady Thomas; Edith Blanton, Gladys Hoyle; and numerous nieces and nephews
Celebration of Life Service will be Tuesday, August 4th at 11:00 am at Withers and Whisenant Funeral Home with Reverend Shannon Williams officiating.
Visitation for family and friends will be from 10:00 – 11:00 am prior to the service.
Interment will follow at Evergreen "A Quiet Place"
Memorials may be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 6000 Fairview Road Suite #305, Charlotte, NC and/or American Lung Association, Post Office Box 27985, Raleigh, NC 27611 or www.lungusa.org
Condolences may be made to www.withersandwhisenantfuneral.com.
Withers and Whisenant Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 2916 Union Road, Gastonia 704-864-5144 is serving the Family.