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Mary Helen
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Born: 07 Apr 1924, Iredell County, NC
Died: 28 may 2010, Hickory, Catawba County, NC |
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Mary Helen Goble was the eighth child born to
Martin Luther Goble and
Beulah Vernesta Johnson. Helen was born 07 Apr
1924 in Iredell County, NC. |
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Lib, Nessie & Helen Goble
(Right) Helen |
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(Below) Lib, Willie,
Elgevia and Helen dressed for the funeral
of their baby sister, Doris |
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Nessie, Martin,
James "Legs"
Willie, Gevia with Bud, Helen |
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(Right) Helen & Willie
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(Below)
Henry Clay Gabriel
& Helen Goble |
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(Below) Helen (right) with
her sister-in-law Alene Helms Goble (Mrs. Harlee Goble) |
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Helen married Floyd Eugene Sigmon on 05 Sep 1942. Floyd
was born 20 Mar 1922 in Catawba County, NC. His parents
were Harry A. Sigmon and Bessie Jane Setzer. |
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Floyd served in WWII |
(Follow the link for more
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Floyd Sigmon's Birth Certificate |
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Helen and Floyd attended
Center Methodist Church when they were first married.
Helen standing beside of her sister, Elgevia. |
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Helen and Floyd had three children but none of them lived beyond
7 years. |
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Children of Mary Helen Goble and Floyd Eugene Sigmon |
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Birth Date |
Death Date |
Cause of Death |
Wonda Christine Sigmon |
16 Nov 1946 |
07 Dec 1946 |
(SIDS) Crib Death |
Larry Eugene Sigmon |
05 Oct 1947 |
10 Jan 1948 |
Gastrointestinal |
Harry Everette Sigmon |
05 Oct 1947 |
08 Apr 1955 |
Accidentally Hanged
Himself |
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Wonda Christine Sigmon was the first child born to Floyd
and Helen. Wonda was born on 16 Nov 1946, but shortly
after turning 3-weeks-old, her parents found that Wonda had died
during the night. The medical examiner stated on Wonda's
Death Certificate, "Baby was found dead in bed. I have no
idea what killed this child - could have smothered)". The
time of death was 3:50 a.m. Today, we call this type of
crib death, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or SIDS. Wonda
was Floyd and Helen's first child, and in less than a year they
would have a set of twin boys. But the family tragedy
doesn't end here. |
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Wonda's Death Certificate |
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Wonda was buried at Center Methodist Church |
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Larry Eugene Sigmon and Harry Everette Sigmon were
the next children born to Floyd and Helen. The twin boys
were born on 06 Oct 1947 - just 10 months after the death of
Wonda. When Larry was just 3 months old, he became ill and
his parents had to take him to the old hospital in Newton, NC.
He was there only one day when he died around 7:00 p.m. in the
evening. I (Curits) had long heard that he died from
whooping cough, but his Death Certificate lists his cause of
death as "Gastrointestinal Infant - Probably a Toxemia".
There appears to have been a problem with Larry's stomach or
intestinal track. |
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Larry's Death Certificate |
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(Left) Helen holding Harry
shortly after his birth |
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Various photos of Harry |
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Harry with his class at
Balls Creek Elementary School |
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(Below) One of the last
photos of Harry
before his accidental death at the age of 7 |
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Harry Everette Sigmon, the last of Floyd & Helen's
children, grew as the years passed. But the old saying
that misfortunes come in threes definitely came true concerning
the Sigmon children. While Harry was at school on the
morning of Friday, O8 Apr 1955, Helen and her sister Willie had
spent the morning waxing Helen's floors and then had gone over
to Willie's house to wax Willie's floors, too. Helen made
sure that she was at home when Harry got out of school that
afternoon. While Helen was fixing supper, Harry and his
cousin Steve Sigmon, from across the street, went up into the
woods to play. Steve eventually went home but when Harry
didn't come home for supper, they went to check on him and found
that he had accidentally hanged himself. Harry's Death
Certificate says, "Accidentally Hanged himself by the neck with
a rope - suffocation or choke". The time of death was
listed as 5:30 p.m. As time passed, Helen tried to
convince Floyd to adopt a child, but he said, "If the Lord
wanted us to have a youngin', He'd have allowed them to keep one
of their own". |
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Harry's Death Certificate |
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Floyd and Helen receive friends at their home as Harry lies in
state |
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A
grieving Floyd and Helen at the Center Methodist Church Cemetery
after Harry is buried |
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Headstones are added to the children's graves |
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All three children are
buried at Center Methodist Church |
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Helen |
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Helen excelled in Basketball while in school, but quit school to
go to work. She spent many years "boarding socks" at
several hosiery mills, but turned to furniture in her later
years - working at Bassett Furniture in Newton, NC. |
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Helen and Floyd always had a big vegetable garden at their home
on Route 2, Catawba. The size of their garden was not to
be compared to the size of their hearts. They always
shared their abundance harvest with relatives and friends. |
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March 25, 1972 |
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Helen & Floyd Sigmon |
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Floyd died 22 May 2005 in Catawba County, NC. He is buried
at Mathis Chapel Baptist Church in Catawba County. Helen
spent her years after Floyd's death living at the Brian Center
Assisted Living Facility in Hickory, NC. |
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Helen died on Friday, 28 May 2010, at Brian Center in Hickory,
NC - the day after suffering a stroke. Helen was 86 years
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The funeral was Monday, 31 May 2010, at Mathis Chapel Baptist
Church in Catawba, with Rev. Paul Schronce and Rev. Travis
Triplett officiating. Burial followed in the church
cemetery. Helen was survived by two sisters, Willie
Loftin, of Catawba, and Elgevia Eggers, of Maiden, NC. |
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Willie Goble Loftin (Helen's sister) adds flowers to Floyd &
Helen's grave in March 2013 |
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If you have additional photos or information
on Mary Helen Goble, please contact me. |
A special thanks to Mary Helen
Goble Sigmon, Willie Goble Loftin and Brenda Isenhour Schronce
for the photos of Helen and her family. |
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