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June 24, 2026

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Helen Odessa Gillis

Helen Odessa Gillis

On June 3, 1927, God predestined a child to be born to the late George and Helen Powell Smith of Cheapside. The youngest of twelve children, her parents permitted this child to be raised by her older brother, Leon, and his wife, Bishop Estella Smith. Ordering her...
Helen Odessa Gillis

Helen Odessa Gillis

Bishop Helen Odessa Gillis, 92, passed away Saturday, Nov. 2,2019, at her home in Fairview. There will be a viewing Friday, Nov. 8,2019, at Mt. Sinai Gospel Tabernacle, Fairview, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. A service will follow at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held...