Pattie Helms Goughnour

Funeral services for Pattie Helms Goughnour, 90, of Jefferson, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home, Jefferson.  Bruce Webster will officiate, with Amanda Helms as vocalist and Kathy Cuddy as accompanist. Interment will be in the Jefferson Cemetery.
 The family will greet friends from 5 – 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson. 
 
Obituary of Pattie Ruth Miller Helms Goughnour
 
Pattie Ruth Miller Helms Goughnour was born on Nov. 5, 1931 to Ira Miller and Beatrice Holmes Miller. Her long and fruitful life ended on Oct. 10, 2022. The Millers and their 13 children lived in farming country in North Texas near Weston.
At the age of 15, Pat met and married Sam Billy Helms in McKinney, Texas. They migrated north, moving to Denison, Texas; Jet, Oklahoma; Glidden, Iowa; and then on to Jefferson where they both lived for the rest of their lives.
Bill and Pat raised four children: Wayne Helms, Mike Helms, Kathy Helms Cuddy, and Dawna Helms. Pat became a nurse and started her own nursing home in the top floor of their home. For many years she gave great care and good home cooking to her residents. When she closed her nursing home she went to work for  Dr. Nelson until she retired.
 Bill died Aug. 12, 1982, and Pat met and married Galen Goughnour on Nov. 5, 1983. They enjoyed traveling together to see their kids and were married for many years until he died.
Pat was an amazing cook who loved to cook for her family, and her family loved eating it. She was also a great conversationalist and loved visiting with her kids, siblings, and friends. She was famous for her never fading Texas accent, her always strong work ethic and a love of raking leaves.  Her faith was very important to her and she enjoyed going to church most Sundays.  
Proceeding her in death are her parents, her in-laws Rose Zella and Richard Byrd Helms, her son and daughter-in-law Wayne and Linda Helms, a granddaughter Michelle Helms, siblings Willie Belle Miller Holmes, Jim Miller, Pauline Miller Fox, Mozelle Miller Lee, Hazel Miller Chambliss, Ima Ray Miller Stephens, Johnnie Miller, Louise Miller King, and Wanda Faye Miller Jones.
She is survived by her children Dawna Helms of Jefferson,  Mike Helms (Glenda) of Texas, Kathy Helms Cuddy (Steve) of Jefferson, her siblings Joyce Miller Kindle, Doug Miller, and Judy Miller Lenderman Phillips all of Texas, 7 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and great great-grandchildren.

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