Helen Louise Brown, 82

A housekeeper and a member of East End Drive Church of Christ, she attended Bernard High School and was the daughter of the late William Lawrence and Fannie Leftrict Martin, Sr. She was married to Elcain Brown, who preceded her in death Feb. 21, 1969. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, William Lawrence Martin and James Edward Martin.

She is survived by one sister, Vera Bates of Houston, Texas; sisters-in-law, Sarah and Nannie Martin, both of McMinnville; special friends, Jessie Mae Ramsey, Paula Ramsey, and Frank Farrar and a host of nieces and nephews in Tennessee, Texas, and Ohio.

Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at High?s Chapel with Bro. Phillip Smith, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the wake from noon until 1 p.m. Saturday in High?s Chapel. The body will lie in state for public viewing after noon today. Online condolences may be made at www.highfuneralhome.com.

High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Southern Standard

(McMinnville, Tenn.) June 16, 2006