Helen Virginia Beall

Helen Virginia Beall, 60, of Sherwood Place, Morganton, NC died Thursday, June 8, 2006 at her residence. She was born December 30, 1945 in Fort Worth, TX, and was the daughter of the late Jack Davis and Wilma Way Davis. Helen was a school band director since 1969 in Georgia, Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. For the past five years she was an E.S.L teacher at Table Rock Middle School. She also loved hiking the Appalachian Trail and was active in churches as a choir director, youth advisor and Sunday School teacher. Helen was a member of North Morganton United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a sister, Paula Ann Davis.

She is survived by her husband, Rev. Tom Beall of the home; a daughter, Virginia Beall Fowler and husband, Josef of Cashiers, NC; brothers and their wives, Rev. James E. Davis and Linda of Homerville, GA and Paul A. Davis and Frances of Buena Vista, GA; a brother-in-law, James Beall and his wife, Karen of Toccoa, GA; and a sister-in-law, Priscilla Goddard and her husband, Bob of Brandon, MI.

A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Monday, June 12, 2006 at North Morganton United Methodist Church with Rev. Tony Matthews officiating. The family will receive friends at Sossoman Funeral Home on Sunday from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Memorial gifts may be made to North Morganton United Methodist Church, 900 Sanford Dr., Morganton, NC 28655; Homes for Hearts, Inc., P. O. Box 3752, Morganton, NC 28680; Habitat for Humanity, The Tashi Brown House, P. O. Box 352, Morganton, NC 28680; or to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, 1721 Enon Rd., Valdese, NC 28690.