Cena, Helen Jewell (Rhea County)

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Helen Jewell Cena, 86, died July 9, 2012.

A lifetime resident of Rhea County, she was retired from Kayser-Roth after 45 years of service.

She was a member of Salem Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by parents, Obie and Louella Whitfield Austin; her husband, Oliver Jewell; brothers, Eugene and Wallace Austin, and sister, Billie June Austin.

Survivors include her daughter, Dianna (Jim) Fitzgerald of Dayton, and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation is Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

The service will be Thursday at 10 a.m. in the funeral home chapel.

Arrangements are by Coulter-Garrison Funeral Home, Dayton.

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