Helen Elaine Amos

Helen Elaine Amos, 92, of Broken Arrow, Okla., died April 4, 2013, at Cedar Crest Care Center in Broken Arrow. She was born May 14, 1920, at North Platte, Neb., to William Anthony and Estella Louella Upthagrove Anthony. Helen was one of seven children. The Anthony family eventually settled in Eureka Springs, Ark., where Helen met Britton Amos. They were married Jan. 20, 1937, and lived in Eureka Springs until 1950, when they moved with their four children to Rogers, Ark. They purchased a house with 10 acres and raised a total of six children. After the death of her husband in 1991, Helen moved to Broken Arrow, Okla., to be near to her daughters. She enjoyed sewing, gardening and going to the lake. Helen was a member of the Church of the Nazarene and is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Britton Amos; one son, Robert Lee Amos; and six brothers and sisters. Survivors are two son, Harold Amos of Rogers and Denny Amos of Broken Arrow; three daughters, Mary Curnutt and Sharon Searcy and David of Broken Arrow and Connie Baker of Tulsa; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. She was interred Tuesday, April 9 at Union Chapel, Garfield, under the direction of Sisco Funeral Home of Pea Ridge.