Helen Marie Bennett Proudfoot

MILLSBORO - Helen M. Proudfoot, 86, of Millsboro, passed away on Monday, June 22, 2009, at Beebe Medical Center after a long fought battle with cancer. She was born on Feb. 15, 1923, in Salem, W.Va. She graduated from Grafton High School, in West Virginia, and belonged to the National Honor Society. Since moving to Delaware in 1951, she was an active member of churches in Millsboro, and Georgetown, a member of the United Methodist Women's Club, and the Grace United Methodist Church Choir, as well as former president of the Millsboro Women's Civic Club. She is survived by her devoted husband of 66 years, James Morgan Proudfoot, as well as her loving family, James R. Proudfoot, of Orange Park, Fla., David and Neva Proudfoot, of Millsboro, Robert and Mary Win Proudfoot, of Tampa, Fla., Michael and Kimberly Proudfoot, of Millsboro, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A Funeral Service will be 9 a.m. Friday, June 26, at Watson Funeral Home, 211 S.Washington St., Millsboro, friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Interment will be in Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Millsboro.