Helen Marie Rawls, 100, of Front Royal, Virginia passed away on Friday, November 29, 2019 at Fox Trail Senior Living.
A memorial service will be held at the Manassas Church of Christ 8110 Signal Hill Rd. City of Manassas, Virginia 20111 on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 6 P.M. with Pastor Barry Bryson officiating. The family will receive friends at the church at 5 P.M. on the same day.
Helen was born on September 14, 1919 to the late George and Helene Hazlett. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Polly Prosise.
Helen was a devout member of the Manassas Church of Christ. She was a charter member of the Prince William Wild Flower Society, a certified Prince William Master Gardener, and had also been a member of the Bull Run Mountain Conservancy.
Surviving Helen is her daughter, Susan Brogan; her grandchildren, Michael Prosise, Hope McGee, and Joseph Brogan; and her great-grandchildren, Ellie and Erica McGee.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to your local S.P.C.A.
My condolences to you and your family for your loss. Helen was a lovely woman and I’m glad I had the opportunity to meet her. Her contribution to the Prince William Wild Flower Society and the Bull Run Mountain Conservancy are a beautiful legacy.
I met Helen at the Freedom Center enjoying water aerobics. We became
close friends, enjoying lunches together, and her teaching me about
different flowers. I was presented with several bulbs of what she called
“spider lily”. At times she would say “Resurrection Lily” which is what I
prefer to name since they come up just in time for her birthday every year.
What an impeccable, mannerly, lady and at the same time would tell
of times when she’d wake up and find a snake under her bed, one large
one draped cross the floor in front of the fireplace that she had to help
find itself back out the kitchen door. And the stories of bears coming up the back steps to get to the bird feeder. She feared nothing.
OH NO!! Helen and I have been friends for over 50 years even though I haven’t seen her in years,but talked with her on the phone a couple years ago. Never has there be a more .She was a wonderful lady and a joy to be around. God really got a real Jewel when he took Helen. There never will one another one like her. Walk with God my old friend!!
Sorry for you lost knew Miss Helen many years ago. When Polly and I
met at the skirmishes
Janet foster Elton
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all!