Helen SLAWSON

1921 - 2008  (86 years)

• Name	Helen SLAWSON  [2]
  	GREENE ? Helen Slawson Root, 86, Harbor Road, Greene, died peacefully at the NYS Veterans? Home in Oxford on Friday, June 13, 2008. She was born on June 20, 1921 in Carmel (Mansfield), Louisiana to Joseph Albert Hall and Mamie Hunter Slawson. She was a homemaker and business woman, a loving mother, grand-mother and great-grand mother, devoted to her family. She will be greatly missed by all. She is survived by her six children: Beth (Root) and Don King, Little Rock, Ark.; Bob and Nancy Root, Greene; Kenna (Root) and John Payne, Richmond, Va.; Katha Root, Greene; Karen (Root) and Bruce Caldwell, Peekskill, and Jim and Elizabeth Root, West Olive, Mich. She is also survived by two sisters: Jimmie (Slawson) and Floyd Lewis, Maryville, Tenn. and Beth (Slawson) Bartlett, Richmond, Va. Surviving grandchildren are: Rebecca King, Oakton, Va.; Matthew and Christy King, Springdale, Ark., Kathryn King, Fayetteville, Ark., Amy Root, Greene; Robert, U.S. Army stationed in Kansas City, Kansas and Sara Root, U.S. Army stationed in Bagdad, Iraq, Meghan and Marc Leduc, U.S. Army stationed in Germany; Sara Caldwell, Peekskill; Jessica Root, Cooperstown; Kenneth W. Root III, Cooperstown, and Eliza and Emeline Root, West Olive, Mich. She is survived by four great-grandsons: Robbie and Sterling Root, Nate Leduc and Caleb King. She is survived by two brothers-in-law: Charles and Ruth Root, Cooperstown, and Harry Ekern, Seattle, Washington. She was pre-deceased by her husband, Kenneth W. Root, Jr. in 1968, two sisters, Lyn Willow Ekern of Seattle, Washington and Barbara Patton of Norwich, New York; brother-in-law Malcolm Root of Cooperstown, New York and sister-in-law Susan (Root) and John Fryling also of Cooperstown. Helen graduated with a degree in Business from Louisiana State Normal College in 1941. She met and married Kenneth W. Root, Jr. in May, 1942 at Barksdale Field in Shreveport, Louisiana. They moved to Greene in July 1955 and took pride in raising a family of 6 children at home on the dairy farm. Helen was a very active member of the Congregational Church in Greene, participating in Couples Club, Sunday School, Deacons and Women?s Fellowship. Hobbies included cross-word puzzles, learning about art and architecture, sewing, cooking, and traveling throughout the U.S. and Europe with her children and sisters. She enjoyed spending time with her family and keeping up with their many activities! The family would like to thank each and every staff member at the Vets? Home for their loving and compassionate care of Helen for the last year and a half. A memorial service and celebration of Helen?s life will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 6 at the First Congregational Church in Greene. Memorial contributions to honor her may be sent to the First Congregational Church in Greene. Arrangements are provided by Kennedy Funeral Home in Greene. Published online by the Evening Sun. [1]
  Birth	20 Jun 1921	Carmel, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Living with parents in Police Jury Ward 5, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana   [2]
  Census	1940	Living with parents in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana   [4]
  Census	1950	Living with husband in Cooperstown, Otsego Co., New York   [5]
  Death	13 Jun 2008	Oxford, Chenango Co., New York   [3]
  Burial	Lakewood Cemetery, Cooperstown, Otsego Co., New York   [1]
  Person ID	I2695	Main Tree
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph Albert Hall SLAWSON,   b. 10 Jun 1893, Louisiana d. 14 Dec 1969, Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mamie HUNTER,   b. 18 Jan 1894   d. 7 Dec 1972 (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1388	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kenneth Weeks ROOT, Jr.,   b. 1 Sep 1917, Cooperstown, Otsego Co., New York d. 24 Nov 1968, New York (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	23 May 1942  [6]
  Children	1. Harriet ROOT   2. Robert ROOT
  Family ID	F1389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S637] 1930 Census Police Jury Ward 5, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. [S10554] Ancestry.com: U.S. Obituary Collection, 1930-Current. [S638] 1940 Census DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. [S640] 1950 Census Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York. [S13303] Ancestry.com: U.S., Newspaper.com Marriage Index, 1800's - Current.