HELEN RUTH was born to parents Pearline Umble and Tracy Fred Mims on

September 10, 1937, in Teague, Tx and gained her wings on August 17, 2024, in

Fort Worth, Tx. She received Christ at an early age under the spiritual

guidance of her grandmother Helen Pelton.

Helen was a basketball elite and graduated from Booker T. Washington

in Teague, Tx class of 1956. She was a member of the Heroines of Jericho

society alongside her mother and aunts.

In high school, Helen met a young man named Ernest Lee Carter. The

two were married in 1956 and moved to Fort Worth, Tx. She was a devoted

wife to Ernest for 68 years and became a mother of three children:

Ernest Wayne (deceased), Jacqueline Yvonne and Earnestine.

Helen retired from St. Joseph Hospital central supply in Fort Worth, Tx

and followed HER call to serve others, frequently visiting the sick,

shut-in and bereaved with compassion and comfort.

Among a host of family, Helen joined the Concord Baptist Church

under the pastoralship of Rev. Dr. Charles W. Gillespie in 1984. She served

as president of the Women's auxiliary group and on the deaconess

board. Her passion beyond serving others was her service to the Lord in

song as a faithful member of the Concord Baptist Church choir.

She is survived by her daughters, Jacqueline Cooper and

Earnestine Jackson, son-in-love James Jackson,

grandchildren (Corey Moore, Sheree Carter, Charles

Cooper Jr., Blaire Jackson), 12 great grandchildren and 1

great great grandson along with countless nieces,

nephews, cousins, family and friends. of whom she loved

endlessly.

Helen is preceded in death by her parents, grandparents,

aunts (Modine and Mary Frances), brother (Fred Mims),

son, first cousins (Joe"Bubba", Wanda and Zettie Ruth) and

great great grandson (Omari Cruz Moore).