Helen Locke

Helen May Mueller Locke, 88, passed away Sept. 28, 2014 in Brenham. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, October 3, 2014 at St. John''s United Church of Christ in Burton, with burial following in the Ledbetter Cemetery. Pastors Glen Schoeneberg and Judy Sherman will officiate. Helen Locke was born April 15, 1926 in Los Angeles, California to Wm. F. and Rosa Lehmann Mueller. She was baptized into the Christian faith on Dec. 11, 1927, and confirmed July 14, 1943. On August 10, 1971, she was married to Henry M. Locke. Helen was employed as a secretary for Houston Natural Gas until her retirement in 1985 after 32 years of service. A member of St. John''s United Church of Christ of Burton, she was also active in the Burton Heritage Society until her health began to decline. Gardening and playing 88 with her friends were favorite pastimes. Survivors include her husband, Henry M. Locke of Burton; brother, Earl Mueller; sisters and brothers-in-law, Violet and Chance Janac, June and Roy Marshall, and Jean Mueller; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Don E. and Marilyn Locke; nephews, Michael Mueller and wife Lori, Greg Mueller and wife Tara, Robert Burns, Joel Burns, James Burns and wife Natalie, as well as numerous other nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Edwin T. Menk; parents, Wm. F. and Rosa Lehmann Mueller; niece, Natalie Mueller Chabot, and sister-in-law, Elizabeth Buffy Mueller. Serving as pallbearers are Michael Mueller, Greg Mueller, Joel Burns, James Burns, Kevin Locke, and Steve Locke. Honorary pallbearers are Nelson Felder, Lee Gilby, and Fred Agdern. Memorials may be directed to St. John''s United Church of Christ of Burton. Funeral arrangements for Helen May Locke are entrusted to Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 W. Main, Brenham. To post a tribute to the family, visit www.memorialoakschapel.com.