LEXINGTON – A funeral service for Lydia Elizabeth Reed Helton, 71, will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon, Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel with interment at 1:00 p.m. in Fort Jackson National Cemetery. A reception will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mrs. Helton was born July 5, 1942 in Bingham, ME and passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2014. She was a daughter of the late Thomas Bigelow, II and Sylvia Elizabeth Reed Bigelow. Mrs. Helton was a civil service employee with the United States Army. She proudly served in the Women’s Army Corp and was a proud military wife. She loved to crochet and enjoyed wood working and spending time with her grandchildren.
Surviving are her children, Matthew Helton of Duluth, GA, Kimberly Helton (Jennifer Navarrete) of Denver, CO, Michele Helton of Lexington, SC; grandchildren, Joshua Helton, Kaci Helton, Skyler Helton and Logan Helton and great-grandchild, Blake Helton. She was predeceased by her husband, David E. Helton.