Helen Marie Adkins (King)
Helen was an excellent cook. She was ahead of her generation when it came to the skill of preparing healthy and nutritious meals for her family. I recall that the only way to get an illicit treat after school was to eat toast or breakfast cereal, which I did in large quantities (when no one was looking). I’m sure she knew what was happening because she did all the shopping, but she looked the other way because it was better than other options. She was a gracious hostess and a tidy homemaker. When her children got a bit older she was able to start working outside the home to fulfill her desire for a career. This was not until the two oldest children, Noralee and Christine, were old enough to watch over their little brother — which they did occasionally but not too often… Helen worked as a secretary and was very good at that profession. Later, she became a Real Estate Agent and enjoyed the opportunity that gave her to meet people and help them into a home.