Helen Loleta Balkum Aclin

San Angelo, Texas — Helen Loleta Aclin, 81, passed away Saturday morning, May 29, 2004, in a local hospital. She was born on Nov. 14, 1922, in Runnels County to Lee and Myrtle Bilderback Balkum. She married Willie Earl Aclin on Jan. 12, 1946, in Ballinger.

Helen is survived by her husband, Willie; children, Kenneth Hameister and wife, Darlene of San Angelo, Fred Hameister and wife, Wanda of Lake Cherokee and Kelsey Hameister of San Angelo; grandchildren, Jeff Hameister and wife Michelle of San Angelo, Eric Hameister and wife, Amy of Hutto, Michelle and husband Peter Perez of Austin, Tammie Adams of Austin; step-grandchildren Cindy and husband Charlie of Dallas, Tim and wife, Rayne of Wichita Falls, and Phillip and wife, Kim of Navarre, Florida; 14 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Helen was preceded in death by her parents, four sisters, Inez Whittenberg, Rachel Bitner, Ruth Myrick and infant sister, Lillie Maude, and three brothers, Eddie Lee Balkum, Arthur Eudell (Slim) Balkum, and infant brother, David.

Helen was a member of the Baptist Temple Church. She had a passion for the elderly in the nursing homes and visited the patients regularly until her health failed. She was a homemaker, avid piano player, and family historian.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, in Johnson’s Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Phil Webber officiating. Burial will follow in Miles Cemetery.

Johnson’s Funeral Home