Homer Edgar Helms, 86 of Mechanicsville, MD died May 25, 2014, after a long illness. Born on March 1, 1928, in Willis, VA, he was the oldest son of the late Edgar Hamilton Helms and Maude Alderman Helms. On October 6, 1955, he married the love of his life, Gertrude (Trudy) Davis, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Hollywood, MD. Edgar is survived by his daughters, Linda Buckler and Rhonda Wathen of Hollywood, MD, and Brenda Tominack (John) of Mechanicsville, MD; Six grandchildren, Bradley Buckler, Holly Wathen, Craig Wathen, Jason Edgar Tominack, Mark Tominack, and Chelsea Tominack; Four great-grandchildren, Brittany, Devin, Amber, and Tanya Buckler: and his life-long friend, Bruce Long. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Raeford, Nelson, Elvin, and Mervell Helms, and son-in-law, Mike Wathen. Edgar worked as a truck driver and mechanic for his father at Helms Lumber until he father’s death in January 1970. He was employed by Pepsi Cola Bottling Compsny in La Plata, MD as a mechanic from February 1970 until his retirement in March, 1988. Edgar liked to work on trucks, cars, tractors, and lawn mowers and was quite good at it. He enjoyed a good game […]
↧