HELEN VENA CLAXTON

CAIRO, Ill. -- Helen Vena Claxton, 85, of Cairo died Sunday, Dec. 31, 1995, at the Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

She was born Dec. 4, 1910, at Elkville, Ill.

She was a homemaker and a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary.

Survivors include her husband, Paul Claxton of Cairo; three sons, Val Claxton of Nashville, Tenn., Mike Claxton of Hazelwood and John Claxton of Pompano Beach, Fla.; a sister, Virginia Lynch of Elkville; a brother, Jerry Dagenhardt of Campbell Hill, Ill.; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by a brother and a sister.

Friends may call at the Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo after 5 p.m. today.

Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. The Rev. Kelly Cox will officiate, with burial at the Green Lawn Memorial Gardens at Villa Ridge, Ill.