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From: Rita Stanifer Maggard <>
Subject: [KYLAUREL-L] OBIT-HELTON, Boyd B. "BB"
Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 05:42:28 -0700


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Surname: Helton, Burnett, Walker, Blankenship, Steele, Walton, Walker,
Lockhart, Gray, Farris
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Boyd B. "B.B." Helton
Oil Company owner

Boyd B. "B.B." Helton, 72, of Corbin, Kentucky, died Wednesday, July 26,
2000, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky.

Born August 21, 1927, in Knox County, Kentucky, he was the owner and operator
of H&H Oil Company, a Sunoco distributor, and a member of the Kmart Coffee
Club. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War II, a
veteran of the U.S. Air Force, and member of the First Christian Church
and Trinity United Methodist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Sarah (Burnett) Helton and John
W. Helton.

Survivors include his wife, Euna Walker Helton of Corbin, Ky.; a son, Boyd
B. Helton II and wife Tina of London, Ky.; two daughters, Trudy Blankenship
and husband David of Corbin, Ky., and Joyce Steele and husband Ralph of
Burlington, Ky.; a brother, Eugene Helton of Corbin, Ky.; eight grandchildren,
Ralph B. Steele, Bianca Helton, Sara Helton, William Helton, Carissa Helton,
Cheyenne Helton, Josh Blankenship and Jessica Blankenship; two great-grandchildren,
Bryson Walton and Natasha Steele; and a special nephew, Ray Walker.

Funeral services were held Saturday, July 29, 2000, at the Corbin Funeral
Home Chapel with the Rev. Bob Lockhart officiating. Burial followed in
the Resthaven Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Boyd B. Helton II, Ray Walker, Ralph Steele, Ralph Birchel
Steele, Josh Blankenship, David Blankenship, Pete Gray and James Farris.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Trinity United Methodist
Church of Corbin.

Link: Sentinel Echo
URL: <http://www.sentinel-echo.com>;

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