Helen Bradley Eubanks

Helen Bradley Eubanks was born in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Her parents were Thomas Bradley and Pinkie Wease Bradley. She had a younger sister named Lucille, now deceased. The family moved to Charlotte when Helen was a small child, and she grew up and lived her entire life in the Queen City.

Helen graduated from Charlotte’s Central High School. Helen married Clinton F. Eubanks, a native of Union County, North Carolina. They had two sons, Buddy and Tommy.

Helen worked for nearly 30 years for Allied Chemical Corporation, first at its offices on Tuckasegee Road and later at the Arrowood Southern Industrial Park. After Allied closed its Charlotte office, Helen did office work for approximately 5 more years for the City of Charlotte’s Engineering Department as a temporary.

Helen joined Charlotte’s Amity Presbyterian Church in October, 1960. She attended Amity regularly, and over the years, served the church as a Deacon, an Elder, and a Clerk of the Session. She loved to greet folks in the narthex of the church on Sunday mornings; and she attended the Amity Amiable’s dinners every third Sunday of the month for many years.

Following her retirement, Helen was definitely not one to sit at home and twiddle her thumbs. Helen helped publish the Amity Ambassador, answered phones, handled mailings, and generally volunteered in the church office. Helen also volunteered to work the fundraisers for Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center, and she also did volunteer work at Wesley Care Nursing Center on Shamrock Drive.

For many years, Helen collected donations and walked in Charlotte’s Crop Walk to end hunger. Helen also delivered Friendship Trays to elderly and disabled members of the church and the surrounding community; and Helen was part of a team from Amity that served a monthly meal at Charlotte’s Uptown

Mens Homeless Shelter. In 2013, the Session of Amity Presbyterian Church nominated Helen to receive an “Outstanding Older Adult’ award given by the Presbytery of Charlotte for her service to the church and the local community, and she was deeply touched by the honor.

Although Helen was a lifelong “Presbyterian” and not a “Shaker” or, more formally, a member of the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, she would certainly have agreed with Mother Ann Lee’s saying: “Put your hands to work and your hearts to God.” Helen stayed busy throughout her life nurturing and raising a family, working full-time, volunteering at Amity Presbyterian Church and in the community, and participating in the life and worship of Amity for more than 55 years. In fact, Helen frequently referred to the church as her “Amity family”.

Her natural family and her Amity family loved her and will miss her.

In lieu of flowers, Helen asked that contributions in her memory be made to the Clinton F. Eubanks Memorial Scholarship at North Carolina State University College of Engineering in Raleigh. Please contact [email protected] or call 919-515-7458 or call toll free 866-316-4057.