Helen Owensby-Holland

Helen Jenever Owensby-Holland was born July 21, 1927 and went home to be with the Lord on April 21, 2018.

Helen attended and graduated from East High School then later graduated from Mt. Carmel School 9of Nursing and later as a registered pharmacy and chemist at OSU. She worked many years at Benjamin Franklin TB. Hospital and retired from Alum Crest Nursing Facility. Helen owned and operated Holland’s Carryout and Pater J+N carry out.

Helen loved to travel and traveled the world. She enjoyed reading, writing poetry, gardening, cooking, helping anyone in need, having cook-outs and entertaining.

Helen is preceded in death by parents, John W. Brockman and Mary Helen Estelle-Mullins; daughter, Helen Lawson; and grandson, Larry S. Ransom Jr.

Helen leaves to cherish her memory, sister, Ella Theresa Brockman; children, Freda Robertson, Sylvia Owensby, and Otis (Cheryl) Owensby; grandchildren, Otis Ransom, Cassandra (Bernard) Leonard, April Guy, Tammy (Earl) Cunningham, Geneva (Thomas) Owensby-Doyle, Edwin M. Goins III, Dwight (Aimee) Jones, Shanikka Flinn, Syljavia Sanders, Monique Robertson, Herbert (Taylor) Robertson, Olajuwon Owensby, and Amber Smith; great grandchildren Sequala Owensby, Miae’ Jone, Nihyae’ Jones, Immanuel Jones, Isaiah Jones, Zenota (Joe) Ransom-Sullens, Bryan Cunningham, Amber Cunningham, Avandi’ (Zenith) Milton, Josh Roberts III, Johnathan Roberts, Herbert Robertson III, Dayana Robertson, Bostynn Robertson, Tariq Robertson, Tavares Robertson, Trinity Robertson, Edwin M. Goins IV., Aahliyah Smith, Jordan Miller, Syl’jala Saunders, Je’Kaila Saunders, Kassandra Mason, Geneva Mason, Fedelis Mason III, Devon Ransom, Giovanna Ransom, Shaniqua Ransom, Gianikqua Ransom, Giaricca Ransom, Jayden Ransom, Jaxon Ransom, Larissa Ransom, Blake (Chris) Ransom, Chiqutwa Washington, Antwann Ransom, and Allen Ransom; special nephew, Stan (Diane) Brockman; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Visitation 10:00am and Funeral 11:00am Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at MARLAN J. GARY FUNERAL HOME, THE CHAPEL OF PEACE NORTH, 2500 Cleveland Ave.

Entombment at Green Lawn.