Helen Ida Shortridge

1919 - 2017  (98 years)

• Name	Helen Ida Shortridge  [1]
  Birth	6 May 1919	Dawson, Greenbrier County, WV   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	8 Nov 2017	Peyton Hospice House   [1]
  	Obituary for Helen Ida Brackenrich Helen Ida Brackenrich, 98, passed away peacefully November 8, 2017 at the Peyton Hospice House, Lewisburg. Born on May 6, 1919 at Dawson, she was the daughter of the late Dewey and Delta Walkup Shortridge. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, James D. Brackenrich; a son, Bobby Joe Brackenrich and a daughter, Anna Mae Kelley. Helen was a member of the Crawley Homemakers, represented as the Greenbrier County Belle in 2004; member of the Rupert Women’s Club, Order of the Eastern Star, and a member of the Beaver Creek Baptist Church. She loved to cook for family and friends; she enjoyed their companionship through love and laughter. She also enjoyed weaving, quilting with friends, traveling and being outdoors working. Helens highlights of her travels were Switzerland, traveling the United States and spending time in Florida. She will always be remembered for her great sense of humor and the great strength of love for family and friends. Surviving are her sons, J.D. (Sandra) Brackenrich of Lewisburg, Jerry Lee (Norma) Brackenrich of Crawley; 12 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; 7 great-great grandchildren; 3 sisters, Hester Frenzello of MD, Willie Young of Rupert, Wilma Gladwell of OH; brother, Dennis Gene of FL; many nieces, nephews and extended family. Service will be 12:00 noon, Saturday, November 11, 2017 at Beaver Creek Baptist Church at Kieffer with Pastor Roger Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. Friends may visit with the family at the church from 10:00 until time of service.
  Burial	11 Nov 2017	Wallace Memorial Cemetery   [1]
  Person ID	I3549	Crane Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2018

  
  

  Mother	Delta Sarah Walkup,   b. 31 Aug 1897, Narrows, Giles County, VA d. 2 Sep 1992, Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1919
  Family ID	F1102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Dewey D. Shortridge, Sr.,   b. 3 Oct 1898, Virginia d. 2 Jun 1990 (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Delta Sarah Walkup,   b. 31 Aug 1897, Narrows, Giles County, VA d. 2 Sep 1992, Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1920  [2, 3]
  Family ID	F1103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James David Brackenrich, Sr.,   b. 17 Feb 1915, Rockcliff, WV d. 25 Sep 1990, Crawley, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 4]
  Children	1. Living   2. Anna Mae Brackenrich,   b. 27 Feb 1939, West Virginia d. 19 Jan 1972 (Age 32 years)   3. Bobby Joe Brackenrich,   b. 23 Jun 1941   d. 9 Jul 1967, Viet Nam (Age 26 years)   4. Jerry Lee Brackenrich
  Family ID	F1184	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2013

  
  

• Sources

  [S1481] Obituary, Shortridge, Helen Ida (Brackenrich), (Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home), 10 Nov 2017 (Reliability: 2). [S158] Warren Hunter, Kay Hunter, Troy Hunter, Et. Al., Greenbrier County Cemeteries - Meadow Bluff District, (© 22 Dec 1998), 5014. [S513] Obituary, Walkup, Wyatt L., (Newspaper Item Obtained from Karen Kessler Cottrill on February 4, 2002), 5047. [S285] Author unknown, Obituary, Brackenrich, James D., (Newspaper article), 5047.