Helen June Lucas was born near Crawford, OK on August 29, 1934. She left this earth on October 31, 2020. The only girl born to Fred and Gertie Lucas; Helen had three brothers, Fred Jr. (Pete), Thurman Earl (Ike) and Donald Ray Lucas who all preceded her in death.
Helen lived on a farm in her early childhood and attended Crawford School through the 10th grade. She often shared great memories of playing with her many cousins on Spring Creek. Her parents purchased a small grocery and produce business in Cheyenne, OK and Helen graduated from Cheyenne High School in 1952. Later that year, she married Richard Rice.
Helen and Richard moved to Reydon, OK and then eventually Roll, OK where they ran two grocery and farm stores. To this union were born four children, Curtis Dale, Ricky Allen, Rondel Wayne and Gaye Lenett Rice. Helen was preceded in death by two of her sons, Curtis and Rondel Rice.
In 1961, Helen and Richard moved their family to Oklahoma City, OK where she was a homemaker, den mother and very active in the Foster Baptist Church. She also enjoyed working at Crossroads Mall and later at South Community Hospital.
In 1987, Helen married Roy Lemmond and moved to Hugo, OK where she became a very busy wife who enjoyed painting, sewing, gardening, canning, active membership in the First Baptist Church and volunteering at the Hugo Hospital for over twenty years where she made many friends. Helen and Roy especially enjoyed visits from their grandchildren where they would help out with chores on the farm, learned to fish and have a lot of campfire picnics.
In 2017, Helen and Roy moved back to Oklahoma City, to a retirement village. They made lots of new friends and especially enjoyed Sunday brunch, where they sat around the piano singing their favorite hymn, “How great thou art”. Helen’s last two years were spent at her daughter and son-in-law’s home in Shawnee, OK.
Helen leaves her daughter Gaye Johnson and son-in-law Gary Johnson, son Rick Rice and daughter-in-law Sandy, step-children Becky Gault and spouse Glen, Dave Lemmond and spouse Ruth and Ann Long and spouse Dean. Helen had 14 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
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