Helen Irene Hull Maples

Helen Irene Hull Maples spirit was freed of earthly cares Sept. 1, 2013 to join her beloved husband, Gene Price Maples; her dear parents, Parley and Charlotte Powers (Barth) Hull; her brother, J.A. Hull; an infant brother; and infant sister, Elizabeth, all of whom preceded her. Born May 24, 1925 at home, Helen spent almost off of her life in and around Berryville graduating from Berryville High School in 1942. She worked at Beck's 5 and 10 (cent) store before taking the position of clerk for the Berryville Water and Sewer Department and becoming City Treasure of Berryville. Helen retired after 42 years as City Treasure in 1991. She was a member of the Municipal League, American Legion Auxiliary, Berryville High School Alumni Association, and Valley View Baptist Church. On Feb. 4, 1950, Helen was united in marriage with Gene Price Maples. Family and friends were most important to Helen and Gene. They enjoyed traveling and photographing the people and places visited leaving behind a large library of photo memories to the close family surviving them including nieces, Patricia Hull Pennington (Joe S.) of Jacksonville, Ark.; Cynthia Hull Rose Ware of Springfield, Mo.; grand-nephews, Stacy Scott Pennington (Dr. Katherine Lambert) of Memphis, Tenn.; Dr. Jaymie Hull Pennington (April) of Little Rock, Ark.; grand-nieces, Tamara Rose Isreal Nunley (Jay) of Davis, Okla.; Amber Rose Kisting (Thomas) of Springfield, Mo.; great-grand-nephews and nieces Jacob, Ethan and Hayley Pennington of Little Rock, Ark.; Miranda and Lauryn Kisting of Springfield, Mo. Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. until 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 at the Charles M. Nelson Memorial Chapel. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 at the Charles M. Nelson Memorial Chapel in Berryville with Reverend David Kline and Sam Dunham officiating. Interment will follow the service in the Berryville Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials may be given to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, N.Y. 10018 or download a form at https://support.pdf.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=392 or the Michael J. Fox Foundation at www.michaeljfox.org/donations. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com.