Helen Fokes Farmer
April 2, 1933 - January 6, 2021
Helen Fokes Farmer, 87, formerly of Spartanburg, SC went home to be with our Lord on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Helen was raised in Anniston, AL and LaGrange, GA by her parents Aubin and Loretta Sparrow Fokes. She was a graduate of LaGrange High School and Agnes Scott College where she studied art and education. She taught primary school and had lifelong volunteer interests that include historic preservation, organ and tissue donation, genealogy, literacy and the arts. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Charles Russell Farmer, Jr. Helen is survived by daughters Claire Farmer Harris (Phil) of Roan Mountain, TN and Tifton, GA and Aimee Farmer Winters (Rick) of Elk Park, NC.; beloved granddaughters, Aimee Weber (Trent) of Lawrenceville, GA and Ansley Cotton of Tifton, GA; four great-grandchildren, Lily and Heidi Weber and Ethan and Charley Cotton. The family will hold a small, private ceremony in Spartanburg. In lieu of flowers, Helen would ask that any memorial donations be made to the organization or charity of choice. Online condolences may be shared with the family on our website, www.tetrickfuneralhome.com Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton is honored to serve the Farmer family. Office 423-542-2232, service information line, 423-543-4917.
Helen Fokes Farmer, 87, formerly of Spartanburg, SC went home to be with our Lord on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Helen was raised in Anniston, AL and LaGrange, GA by her parents Aubin and Loretta Sparrow Fokes. She was a graduate of LaGrange... View Obituary & Service Information