- Helen Ward Huffman, 77, Elizabethton, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at Johnson City Medical Center after a brief illness.
A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Hilda Heaton Ward.
In earlier years, Helen was a truck driver. In more recent years she was a health care provider. She loved to make people laugh and play jokes on them. She was a member of Borderview Christian Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Michael Douglas Montgomery.
Survivors include her son, William Thomas “Billy” Montgomery and wife Angie, Johnson City; a step-son, Keith Wayne Huffman and wife Sherry; three grandchildren, Timbra (Eric) Wright, Ashley Huffman and husband Kayode Awowoyin, and Cody Howell (Cassie) Huffman; four great-grandchildren, C.J., Charlie, Cleo and Mac; and two sisters, Martha “Teen” Ward Walsh and Mildred Ward Winters. Several nieces also survive.
Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 7, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Lyons officiating. The graveside service and interment will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 9, at Mountain Home National Cemetery (Historic Section).
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