Verna Helmick

Verna Helmick, 94, of Bentonville, Ark., died April 14, 2017, at Bradford House Nursing and Rehab, Bentonville, Ark. Born Aug. 1, 1922, in Spring Coulee, Alberta, Canada, she was the daughter of Paul Boettcher and Lillian (Nelson) Boettcher. Verna and Fred Helmick were married and she was a homemaker. Verna was preceded in death by her husband, granddaughter Jeri, great granddaughter, four sisters and one brother. Survivors include her daughter Patricia Mendham of Fredricktown, Mo.; grandsons Scott Mendham and wife Cheryl of Lowell, Ark., and Ernie Hert of Fredricktown, Mo.; three great-grandchildren Keifer, Ernie and Samantha; two great-great-grandchildren; two sisters Beverly Caldwell and Dale NcNelly. Graveside services will be 11 a.m., Monday, April 17, 2017, at Gentry Cemetery, Gentry, Ark. To sign the online guestbook, visit www.wassonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs, Ark.