Helen Marie Baser – Benton, IL

Helen Marie Baser, age 85, of Benton, IL,  passed away 5:01 p.m. Friday, July 6, 2018 at the SSM St. Joseph Hospital of St. Charles, MO.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at the Leffler Funeral Home of Benton, with Rev. Gary West officiating. Burial will be on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 in the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, MO. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Leffler Funeral Home.

Helen was born on June 24, 1933, in McLeansboro, IL, the daughter of John Arthur Gould and Pearl Avis (Bennett) Gould. She was first married to Delmar Eaton, and he preceded her in death in 1975. She later married Hubert Baser and he preceded her in death in 2013.
Mrs. Baser worked in data entry with Emerson Electric.

She was a member of North Benton Missionary Baptist Church where she was a part of the Joy Group.

Helen enjoyed going out to eat, shopping, traveling and attending church.
Mrs. Baser is survived by her two sons: Robert Eaton and fiancée Mary of Winfield, MO, and John Delmar Eaton and wife Suzanne of Galatia, IL; five grandchildren: Jennifer Herbert, Bryan Eaton, Sarah Marie Eaton, Steven Michael Eaton, and Dakota Matthew Eaton; two step-grandchildren: Dalton Raney and Alyssa Raney; nine great-grandchildren: Steven Michael Eaton, Jr., Cheyenne Marie Eaton, Melanni Rose Eaton, Sophia Lynn Eaton, Brandon Clark, Lelea Herbert, Monty Herbert, Sydney Mae Eaton, and Sloan Matthew Eaton; one great-great-granddaughter Scarlett Clark; and several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Baser was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; and two brothers: Virgil Gould and William “Bill” Gould.

Memorial contributions may be made to the North Benton Missionary Baptist Church, and will be accepted at the funeral home.

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