Helen F. Farrow | Eastern North Carolina Now

Born: December 14, 1932, Died: April 20, 2018

    Mrs. Helen Futrell James Farrow, a resident of Washington, NC died Friday April 20, 2018 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.

    A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday April 22, 2018 at Everett's Church of Christ and will be officiated by Dennis R. Davis. Burial will follow in Pamlico Memorial Gardens. Michael James, Cameron James, Ben James, Dustin Bowles, Eric Farrow, Jeremy Farrow, and Jonathan DeWald will serve as pallbearers.

    Mrs. Helen was born in Wayne County, NC on December 14, 1932 to the late Roland Bryant Futrell and Sallie Bogue Futrell. On August 20, 1953, Helen married Benjamin H. James and together they ministered to churches in Georgia, Virginia, and North Carolina. In her ministry she enjoyed teaching Sunday school and leading ladies' groups. She graduated from Pitt Community College with an Associates in Applied Sciences and worked as a Health Care technician for 7 years. Mrs. Helen liked gardening, sewing and cooking. Her priorities above all else were her family and her church. On June 23, 2012 she married Raffael B. Farrow, Sr.

    Survivors include her husband Raffael B. Farrow, Sr. of the home, four children, Laurie J. Bowles and husband Ray, Aino J. Jackson and husband Chris, Timothy R. James and significant other Donna, Ben Mark James and wife Diane, a daughter in law, Candi James, thirteen grandchildren, Amanda, Emily, Dustin, Haylee, Christopher, Erin, Jonathan, Leia, Michael, Cameron, Caroline, Ben, Brittany, twelve great grandchildren, six children from the Farrow family, Raffael B. Farrow, Jr. and wife Beth, D. Edward Farrow and wife Linda, S. Lynette Farrow, Jeffrey S. Farrow and wife Shirley, Michelle F. Mobley, Katherine A. Blake and husband Matt, nine grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, two brothers, Zane Grey Futrell, and William Futrell.

    She is preceded in death by her first husband Benjamin H. James in May 2004, her son John W. James, a brother Norwood Futrell, a sister, Anna Futrell, and a grandchild of the Farrow family.

    The family will receive friends from 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM Saturday April 21, 2018 at Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington and other times at her home.

    In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to Everett's Church of Christ, 22 S. White Post Road, Pinetown, NC 27865, or to Asera Care Hospice in Winterville, 112 W. Fire Tower Road, Winterville, NC 28590.

    Condolences may be addressed to the family online by visiting www.paulfuneralhome.com.

    Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington is honored to serve the James - Farrow family.