January 2, 1996

HELEN L. DENTEL

SIKESTON -- Helen L. Dentel, 77, of Sikeston died Sunday, Dec. 31, 1995, at Hunter Acres Caring Center at Sikeston. She was born April 25, 1918, at Cairo, Ill., daughter of Lawrence and Maggie Abney. Survivors include her husband, Lewis Dentel of Barlow, Ky.; two daughters, May and Marguerite Ford of Wickliffe, Ky.; a stepson, Milton Dentel of Ypsilanti, Mich.; two brothers, William Abney of O'Fallon, Ill., and George Abney of California; 14 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren...

SIKESTON -- Helen L. Dentel, 77, of Sikeston died Sunday, Dec. 31, 1995, at Hunter Acres Caring Center at Sikeston.

She was born April 25, 1918, at Cairo, Ill., daughter of Lawrence and Maggie Abney.

Survivors include her husband, Lewis Dentel of Barlow, Ky.; two daughters, May and Marguerite Ford of Wickliffe, Ky.; a stepson, Milton Dentel of Ypsilanti, Mich.; two brothers, William Abney of O'Fallon, Ill., and George Abney of California; 14 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren.

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She was preceded in death by a son.

Friends may call at the Barkett Funeral Home at Cairo from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday.

Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. The Rev. Kelly Cox will officiate, with burial in the Beechwood Cemetery at Mounds, Ill.

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