Hellen Snider Carpenter passes away

Hellen Snider Carpenter, Class of 1950, passed away. Her funeral was Thursday, February 21 in Evans, West Virginia.

Her daughter, Susan Carpenter Querry, gave me the sad news.

Susan added:

“Just wanted to let you know she really enjoyed talking to you . You’ve been a good friend to her. Thank you so much.”

Other daughters include Faith Carpenter Holbert and Patti Carpenter Curtiss.

 

Hellen lived in Cottageville, West Virginia between Ravenswood and Ripley.

Hellen was the widow of Paige Carpenter, a Fairmont East High grad. Hellen and Paige met when they both worked at Fairmont’s Owens-Illinois Glass Factory. Later, Paige worked at Ravenswood’s Kaiser Aluminum plant and they settled about two miles outside Cottageville and 40 miles south of Parkersburg. They were married in 1955.

Hellen was 1 of 5 children.

Her funeral was Thursday, February 21.

She joins a too-long In Memoriam list of 23 Class of 1950 graduates (we had 45 in our class):

Barbara Jean Baczuk Franklin.

Mary Bienkoski Domico.

Bill Birdsell.

Kathleen Blagg Goldstein.

Walter Brzuzy.

Deloris Butcher Beals.

Martha Jean Carpenter.

Anthony “Plumber” DeMary, Jr.

Theresa Demus.

Richard Garrett.

Lawrence “Sonny” Godby, Jr.

Joe Manzo.

Iris Martin Carpenter.

Ann Manuel Richardson.

Virginia Manuel Eddy.

Tom Orsini.

Bill Pringle.

Paul Rankin.

Nancy Robinson Saunders.

Jim “Judge” Starcher.

Lyman Wadsworth.

Jim Wimer.