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1934 Helen 2020

Helen Garren

August 31, 1934 — July 26, 2020

Clyde

Clyde – Helen Lucille Young Garren, 85, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2020 at her residence.

Helen was a daughter of the late Samuel Burgin Young and Sarah Jane Hall Young and a native of Buncombe County.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Carroll Garren, who died in 2013.  Helen was member of Clyde Wesleyan Church and enjoyed gardening, canning, fishing, word search puzzles and traveling.

She is survived by two daughters, Deborah Garren Settle (Vince) of Clyde and Lisa Garren (Nicole Mayer) of Holland, Michigan; one brother, George Young of Clyde; two grandchildren, Josh Settle (Jennifer) and Julia Holland; seven great-grandchildren, Brandon, Acacia, Meagan, Jaedon, Emily, Gracie and Madison; seven great-great-grandchildren two favorite nephews, Mack Young and Sam Barnes (Debra).

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 30, 2020 in the Canton Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the Reverend Eddie Clayton officiating.  Entombment will follow at The Horizon/Crawford/Ray Memorial Gardens.  The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 1:45 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the Clyde Fire Department, P.O. Box 552, Clyde, NC  28721 or to Haywood County Animal Shelter, 453 Jones Cove Road, Clyde, NC  28721.

The care of  Mrs. Garren has been entrusted to Wells Funeral Homes and an online memorial register is available at “Obituaries” at www.wellsfuneralhome.com

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Helen Garren, please visit our flower store.

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Visitation

Thursday, July 30, 2020

12:30 - 1:45 pm (Eastern time)

Wells Funeral Home of Canton

3715 Asheville Hwy, Canton, NC 28716

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Funeral Service

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Starts at 2:00 pm (Eastern time)

Canton Chapel of Wells Funeral Home

3715 Asheville Hwy, Canton, NC 28716

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