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Helen Frances Vorhis

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Helen Frances Vorhis, 68, of Hatton, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at Lenoir Woods in Columbia, Missouri. Helen was born on February 12, 1951 in Fulton to the late Orville H. and Mary Frances McClintic Vorhis. She was a 1969 graduate of North Callaway High School and then received her Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from the University of Missouri in 1973. After graduating from college she began working for Sydenstricker's/Sydenstricker Genetics in Mexico, Missouri and continued working there for 35 years. Helen lived on her family's farm for her entire life and she enjoyed attending auctions, raising cattle, cross stitching, reading and going to the Missouri State Fair with her brothers. She is survived by many close friends and a special adopted granddaughter, Madison Jane Hudson. Helen was also preceded in death by her two brothers, Vee Vorhis and Orville E. Vorhis, and her grandparents, C. Wood and Alice McClintic and Vivian and Bernice Vorhis. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Debo Funeral Home in Fulton, Missouri. Interment will follow at Callaway Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to University of Missouri Agriculture School in care of Debo Funeral Home, 833 Court Street, Fulton, MO 65251. Online condolences may be made at www.debofuneralhome.com

Published April 11, 2019