Helpenstill, John E. GILMER -- Graveside services for John E. Helpenstill, 68, of Cumby, will be 2 p.m. Saturday, April 29, 2006, at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, with Brother Carl Amburn officiating. Arrangements are by Croley Funeral Home of Gilmer. Mr. Helpenstill died April 27, 2006. Born February 18, 1938, in Livingston, he was a U.S. Navy veteran, a welder, and of the Pentecostal faith. Survivors include his son, Steve Eckert; daughters, Nancy Cross and Carol Helpenstill; and sisters, Virginia Kilgore, Wilma Powell, Novelle Warren, and Bonnie Randolph. No formal visitation is scheduled. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 4/28/2006.