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Helen L Goss
1909 - 2002

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• Birth	02 Nov 1909	Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	06 Oct 2002	Tarrant County, Fort Worth Texas
  Person ID	I173	James Forsyth + Marion Boyd
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2015

  
  

  Family	Harris McQueen Forsyth,   b. 02 Nov 1901, Alabama, USA ,   d. 18 Feb 1970, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
  Children	1. Elizabeth Forsyth   2. Harris McQueen Forsyth,   b. 1931, Texas, USA ,   d. 1935, Texas, USA   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet

  
  

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  Name: Helen G. Forsyth SSN: 462-74-3233 Last Residence: 75167 Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA BORN: 2 Nov 1909 Died: 6 Oct 2002 State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (1962) FORT WORTH -- Helen Goss Forsyth, 92, a homemaker, passed away Sunday afternoon, Oct. 6, 2002. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Friday at Overton Park United Methodist Church. Following the service at her church, Helen will be laid to rest next to her husband, Harris McQueen Forsyth, in Laurel Land Memorial Park of Fort Worth. Visitation: The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Brown, Owens & Brumley Funeral Home. Honorary pallbearers will be the staff of the James L. West Special Care Center and Margie Fuentes. Pallbearers will be grandsons and great-grandsons, Allen Harris, Steven Linton, Aaron Forsyth, Austin Forsyth, Argyle Woodruff, Griffith Harris, Brian Weaver and Connor Kaemmerling. Memorials: The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, memorials be given to the James L. West Center Continuing Education Fund or the employees Pride Award. Helen Forsyth was released from her earthly life into communion with her Lord Jesus Christ and a reunion with family members who preceded her in the journey. Our "Nanny" will be greatly missed by her large family and many friends. We will always remember her saying, "If you love each other, you can do anything!" and "I love all my children!" Always including children by marriage as full-fledged family members, she trained her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren in a strong work ethic that emphasized self-sacrifice and caring for family above all else. Helen Forsyth was born in 1909 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The family soon moved to Birmingham, Ala., where her mother died when she was 6. Thus, she assumed the role of mother and caregiver for two sisters and a brother when she was very young. She was mother, grandmother and dedicated friend to many individuals throughout her life. Helen was attending Howard College (now Sanford University) in Birmingham, Ala., when she met Harris Forsyth in 1930. Within six weeks, they had eloped to Houston to begin a new life together. It has always been interesting to the family that they shared the same birthday, Nov. 2. During the Depression, Harris and Helen traveled throughout South Texas and Louisiana as he worked as a safety engineer for Lone Star Gas on the original gas pipeline to the East Coast. During this time, they lived in Houston and New Iberia, La. Later, he worked oil fields in Kilgore and then for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Cleburne and Teague. He held several positions in El Paso before coming to Fort worth in 1944. She and Harris sang in Methodist church choirs in each place. After Harris died in 1970, Helen remained in their southside home until recently. Helen taught home canning methods during World War II in El Paso, while she was a dietitian at a nearby school. Her kitchen skills were later used for many large spaghetti suppers for the Paschal Band Boosters Club and as the official chili supper cook for the Mothers' Auxiliary of Boy Scout Troop #9. Helen was twice president and tireless worker in the local PTA at E.M. Daggett schools and also served as an officer at the state level. She and Harris joined Central Methodist Church (now Overton Park United Methodist) in 1944, and were loyal members of the Judge Burns Sunday School Class. As a choir member there until her 80s, she sponsored student musician scholarships and provided her famous pumpkin bread as a rehearsal snack. She was also responsible for raising funds for the final installation of the church pipe organ. She supported many other music organizations in Fort Worth, including the Fort Worth Symphony, Casa Manana and the Music Department of Texas Wesleyan University. Helen was a member and former president of the Penelope Club. She also served as a board member of the Fort Worth Woman's Club. With her good friend, Mary Stewart, she co-founded the Serendipity Club. She was also a member of the Saturday morning group of TCU Women Exes, Phi Eta businesswomen's sorority, and a longtime TCU Horned Frog football fan. Survivors: Daughter, Elizabeth Forsyth Harris and husband, Joseph, of Keller, their children, Louise Harris Woodruff and husband, Kip, of Watauga, Dr. Allen Harris and wife, Liz, of Hattiesburg, Miss., Dr. Margaret Walter and husband, Jeff, of Southlake, Heather Forsyth Harris of Boston, Mass., and Felicia Harris of McKinney; daughter, Carolyn Forsyth Linton of Fort Worth, her children, Donna Linton Kaemmerling of Arlington, Dr. Steven Linton and wife, Angelica, of San Diego, Calif., John Kaemmerling of Arlington; son, Arthur Richmond Forsyth and wife, Robyn, of Waxahachie, their children, Aaron Harris Forsyth and wife, Rachel, Austin McQueen Forsyth and Amy Maness of Denton, Janet and Brian Weaver of Waxahachie; and Sarah Forsyth of Fort Worth; 14 great-grandchildren; niece, Jacqueline Sligh of Nashville, Tenn.; and devoted caregivers, Margie Gillam Fuentes and Estella Cantu, both of Fort Worth. The family would also like to express our appreciation for the excellent and loving care of Helen by the entire staff of the James L. West Special Care Center. Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX) Date: October 11, 2002 Contributed by M.J. Family links: Spouse: Harris McQueen Forsyth (1901 - 1970) Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park Fort Worth Tarrant County Texas, USA Plot: Blessing 24 Created by: Sonja Brumley Vaughn Record added: Aug 07, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 74593678