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Helen Urmston Obituary
Helen Louise Urmston, 85, of Xenia, passed away peacefully June 27, 2025, surrounded by family at the Springfield Masonic Community.
She was Born November 19, 1939 Virgie, Kentucky, the daughter of John Davis and Hannah Ray Bentley. She attended University of Kentucky and then attended Eastern Kentucky where she earned a BS Degree in Education. She later earned a Masters Degree from Central State University. After college she had the opportunity to teach reading to children of servicemen stationed in Okinawa and Bitberg, Germany.
She then returned to Ohio and continued her teaching career in Huber Heights where she taught for 35 years. While biking she met Stu and they were married for 48 years. They both shared a passion for golfing and she served as chairman of the ladies organization. She was a devoted golfer and excelled earning several awards.
Helen is survived by her husband, John Stuart "Stu" Urmston, whom she married on March 19, 1977; three sisters, Gerri Watson, Della Fleming and Alice Osman and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hannah Ray Bentley and John Davis Bentley.
Memorial service will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, July 10th, at Xenia United Presbyterian Church, 343 W. Ankeney Mill Road, Xenia, where visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until the time of service. The family asks that memorial contributions be made to the Xenia United Presbyterian Church, 343 W. Ankeney Mill Road, Xenia, OH 45385.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.mccolaughfuneralhome.com.
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Cindy Rogerson
July 6, 2025
I met Helen in 1972 when I taught at St Peter´s School in Huber Heights. We had a mutual friend, Ruth Kramer. I played a few rounds of golf with her through the years, never as well as her. When she and Stu lived in Vandalia I got the privilege of caring for her cat, Bogie, when she and Stu went out of town. Regretfully, I have not been in touch with her lately since she moved to Xenia. When I think of her, exquisite taste in furnishings, golf,U.K. basketball and the beloved Buckeyes will always come to mind. See you on the other side Helen
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