Nancy Petway Helton, 93, grew up in Hattiesburg, Miss., lived in Pascagoula then retired to Fairhope, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Evans G. Helton; and two sons, Leon (Jabbo) Helton and Thomas J. Helton.
Mrs. Helton is survived by a daughter, Annette (Jim) Lay of Daphne; two nieces, Katherine Helton and Dorothy McNeil; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, at 11 a.m., at Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home in Daphne.
The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until time of the service.
Interment will follow at Pine Crest Cemetery in Mobile at 1 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Disabled American Veterans, Care House, or Salvation Army.
The family would like to send a special thank you to her caretakers at Country Place Senior Living in Fairhope and Community Hospice.
Arrangements by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home, Daphne.
