Archie Rupert WILKS1,2

#8352, b. 5 May 1910, d. February 1994
Last Edited=16 Jun 2021
     Rupert Archie WILKS was born on 5 May 1910, in the Wycombe registration district.3,4
On 29 September 1939, in the 1939 National Register, Archie was listed as living with his parents, Frederick & Elizabeth WILKS, at 5 Council Houses, Loudwater, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. He was born on 5 May 1910, and his occupation was a Wood Machinist.4
Archie married Joyce May PASK, daughter of Charles Randolph PASK and Hilda Nellie May SMITH, in 1944 in the Wycombe registration district.1,2
Archie died in February 1994 in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, at the age of 83.5,6
His wife, Joyce, died on 13 June 2019 in Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Mandeville Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, at the age of 99.7,8

Child of Archie Rupert WILKS and Joyce May PASK

  • Carole A. WILKS1

Sources of Information:

  1. [S1808] E-mail from Debbie Edwards to Stuart & Teresa Pask dated 21 June 2007.
  2. [S3] GRO Indexes to Marriages. "1944/Q1 WILKS, Archie R. = PASK, Joyce M. Wycombe 3a 2533."
  3. [S2] GRO Indexes to Births. "GRO Online Index: 1910/Q2 WILKS, Rupert Archie COX Wycombe 3a 988."
  4. [S5502] Website FindmyPast: 1939 Register: RG101/2162B/009/26 Letter Code: DWQJ.
  5. [S5509] Website FindmyPast: Miscellaneous Collections: England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
    1994/Feb WILKS, Archie Rupert 5May1910 Wycombe 3271C 20C.
  6. [S4] GRO Indexes to Deaths. "GRO Online Index: 1994/Q1 WILKS, Archie Rupert Chiltern Hills (3271C) Reg 20C Ent 120 Born 1910."
  7. [S4] GRO Indexes to Deaths. "GRO Online Index: 2019/Q2 WILKS, Joyce May Buckinghamshire (328-18) Ent 519153859 Born 1929."
  8. [S4999] Website UK Government Probate Search Service: WILKS Joyce May 22 Jan 2020 1577716554091878 13 Jun 2019 Grant and will Oxford.

Ricky (?)1

#8354
Last Edited=21 Jun 2007
     Ricky married Norman Douglas PASK, son of Charles Randolph PASK and Hilda Nellie May SMITH, in Australia. There were no children from the marriage.1

Sources of Information:

  1. [S1808] E-mail from Debbie Edwards to Stuart & Teresa Pask dated 21 June 2007.

Billy Edward HELMS1,2

#8364, b. 30 December 1932, d. 6 January 2009
Last Edited=5 Feb 2020
     Billy Edward HELMS was born on 30 December 1932 in New Brockton, Coffee County, Alabama, USA. He was the son of Emmette B. HELMS, and Nellie Oree DANFORD.3,2,4,5
Between 1952 and 1978, he served in the United States Air Force retiring as a Chief Master Sergeant in 1978 after 26 years of service.2
Billy married Doris Barbara PASK, daughter of Charles Randolph PASK and Hilda Nellie May SMITH, on 18 July 1956 in Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.1,3
At the time of his wife's Naturalization on 29 May 1961, Billy lived at Rt.3, Box 165-A, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA.3
Billy died on 6 January 2009 at the Medical Center, Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama, USA, at the age of 76.2
His obituary was recorded in the Dothan Eagle, Dothan, Huston County, Alabama, USA, on 8 January 2009. It read:
Billy E. Helms of the Bethany community passed away Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, at Medical Center Enterprise. He was 76.
Funeral services will be held at Bethany Baptist Church on Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, at 10 a.m. with Dr. Tony Dye officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Searcy's Providence Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2008, from 5 to 7 p.m. The body of Mr. Helms will be placed in the church one hour prior to service time. Flowers will be accepted or contributions can be made in his name to the Bethany Baptist Church Building Fund, County Road 533, New Brockton, AL 36351.
Mr. Helms served our country in the United States Air Force retiring as a Chief Master Sergeant in 1978 after 26 years of service.
Mr. Helms was preceded in death by his parents, E.B. and Oree Helms; and a brother-in-law, Warren Speigner.
Surviving are his wife, Dot Helms, Bethany community; three daughters, Brenda Wilks; Enterprise, Beverly DeVane (Vance), Auburn, Janet Purvis New Brockton; one son, David Helms, Dothan; a sister, Annette Speigner, New Brockton; a brother, Jackie Helms (Elaine), Kentucky; eight grandchildren, Jeri (Kalup) Lewis, Emily DeVane, Kyle and Kayla Purvis, David Wilks, Lauren, Madison and Taylor Helms. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Searcy's Providence Funeral Home, (334) 393-2273.2
He was buried on 9 January 2009 in Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, New Brockton, Coffee County.2
His wife, Doris, died on 30 January 2020 in New Brockton, Coffee County, Alabama, USA, at the age of 85.6
He was mentioned in his wife Doris's obituary that was recorded on 31 January 2020.6,7

Children of Billy Edward HELMS and Doris Barbara PASK

  • Brenda Kay HELMS1
  • Beverly Lynn HELMS1
  • David F. HELMS1
  • Janet Marie HELMS1

Sources of Information:

  1. [S1808] E-mail from Debbie Edwards to Stuart & Teresa Pask dated 21 June 2007.
  2. [S3336] Website Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32741622/…
  3. [S5001] Website Ancestry: Texas, Naturalization Records, 1852-1991
    The National Archives at Fort Worth; Fort Worth, Texas; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: 21
    Alien Registration No. A 10 569 687 dated 29 May 1961.
  4. [S5000] Website Ancestry Family Trees: Helms Family Tree by 'lphelms94'
    https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/16560743/…
  5. [S5000] Website Ancestry Family Trees: Love Family Tree by Wayne Love
    https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/68898349/…
  6. [S5] Website Miscellaneous http://www.searcyfuneralhome.com/obituary/doris-dot-helms.
  7. [S4310] Website Legacy.com https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/doris-helms-obituary

Mary Ann PASK1,2

#8372, b. 21 July 1847
Last Edited=12 Jun 2012
     Mary Ann PASK's birth was registered in 21 July 1847 in the Shoreditch registration district.1,3,4 She was the daughter of James PASK and Mary Ann REYNOLDS.1,2,5 Mary Ann PASK was baptised on 8 August 1847 in St. Leonard, Shoreditch, London.1,2

Sources of Information:

  1. [S384] Website FamilySearch Internet (http://www.familysearch.org) : Batch C040808.
  2. [S1498] Letter from Dorothy Pask to Stuart Pask, dated 2005 Family Chart provided by Dorothy PATTEN dated 30 November 1992.
  3. [S2] GRO Indexes to Births. "1848/Q3 PASQUE, Mary Ann Amelia Shoreditch 2 353."
  4. [S1710] E-mail from Carolyn to Stuart & Teresa Pask dated 5 December 2005: Gives date of birth as 21 Jun 1847.
  5. [S1710] E-mail from Carolyn to Stuart & Teresa Pask dated 5 December 2005.