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Helen Ashby Obituary

Funeral service for Helen Rebecca Ashby, age 74, of Sharon, Pennsylvania, who died Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 17 at First United Methodist Church, New Smyrna Beach, with the Reverend Mark Stiles, officiating. Burial will follow at Sea Pines Memorial Gardens, Edgewater. Calling hours will be 5:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, September 16 at Settle-Wilder Chapel, New Smyrna Beach. Mrs. Ashby was born in Youngstown, Ohio, but spent most of her life in this area. Survivors include one son, William Ashby, New Smyrna Beach; one daughter, Teresa Ashby, Sharon, Pennsylvania; one daughter-in-law, Mary Wilkes, Live Oak, Florida; two granddaughters, Rebecca (Nicholas) Garlick, Jacksonville, Florida, and Amanda Ashby, Port Orange; one great-granddaughter, Abigail Garlick, Jacksonville; one sister, Charlotte Lawrence of Ohio; and one niece, Paula Ashby, Port Orange. Mrs. Ashby was preceded in death by her husband, Sherman Ashby, Sr.; one son, Mark Wilkes; her parents, Charles F. and Elizabeth Corey Wilkes; two brothers, Clyde Wilkes and Charles Wilkes, Jr.; and a sister, Evelyn McGee. Condolences may be made online at www.settlewilderfuneralhome.com



Published by Daytona Beach News-Journal on Sep. 15, 2013.
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RIP Prayers to family Helen will be truly missed upon us here on earth but she will truly be blessed now in heaven. I will always remember all the things i learned from you in my younger years...

Peggy Sergi (Sampsel)

September 16, 2013

Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.

tammy and brian north

September 16, 2013

My Thoughts and Prayers go out to the family! (Bill, Billy, Rebecca) <3 She was a wonderful lady!

Rachel Werner-Sias

September 16, 2013

You will be missed greatly,by me and my family...Mark,Brandy,Becky..

mary taylor

September 16, 2013

RIP! You will be missed! Such a sweet lady! I pray that God gives the family all the love,faith,comfort,and strength needed to get through this difficult time.

Steven Swartz

September 15, 2013

Rip. God bless

Jeff Stone

September 15, 2013

RIP Aunt Helen love you Geri and Denny Dillon (aka doodle bug to you).

Geri Dillon

September 15, 2013

My deepest sympathy to Helen's family and friends. She is finally reunited with her beloved Mark and the angels are rejoicing. May she never no sadness again.

Sandi Aragon-Murphy

September 15, 2013

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