Helen Louise - Wilkerson Salley

Helen W. Salley, 90, beloved wife of Harry G. Salley, died Wednesday, December 03, 2008 at the Carlisle Nursing Center in Due West, SC. She was born in Hickory Grove, SC on April 3, 1918, the daughter of the late Samuel Claude and Lucile Rabb Wilkerson. After graduating Summa Cum Laude from Erskine College in 1939, she taught school for two years in the Union County School System. For over 60 years she and her husband lived in Columbia, SC and were active members of the Centennial A.R.P. Church and the First Presbyterian Church. She participated in many activities within the church as well as taught bible studies. She is survived by her husband of 67 years of Due West; a daughter, Marcella Salley McDaniel of Mauldin, SC; two sisters, Betty Jo Stutts and Bonte W. Anderson both of Due West; two grandchildren, Gardner Patrick McDaniel of Evansville, Indiana and Gavin Young McDaniel of Cocoa Beach, FL; a great-grandson, Nathan Young McDaniel; and a sister-in-law, Frances S. Schumpert. Mrs. Salley will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. A service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Salley will be held Saturday, December 6, 2008 at 3:00PM in the Nelle Kennedy Moore Dining Hall at the Due West Retirement Center. The family will receive friends following the service. A private family burial will be in the Due West A.R.P. Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Due West Retirement Center, PO Box 307, Due West, SC 29639 or to the Due West A.R.P Church, PO Box 397, Due West, SC 29639 or to the Bonclarken Conference Center, 500 Pine Drive, Flat Rock, NC 28731. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com Harris Funeral Home & Cremation Services is assisting the Salley family.