Husband Milton Ray Sherwood [11723]
Born: 16 Sep 1928
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Died: 14 Mar 2025 - Gilbert, Maricopa, Arizona, United States 1
Buried: 5 Apr 2025 - Orem, Utah, Utah, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: LFF1-3NT
Marriage: 18 Nov 1950 - Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Wife Helen Becraft [7661] 2
Born: 27 Jul 1928 - Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
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Died: 22 Jun 2012 - Pleasant Grove, Utah Co, UT
Buried: 26 Jun 2012 - Orem City Cemetery, Orem, Utah Co, UT 3
FamilySearch ID: KWZ5-7FR
Father: Raymond John Becraft [5670] (1890-1938)
Mother: Ireta Harris [5671] (1897-1938)
Events
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. Raymond J Becraft, age 49, born 1889, UT; Ireta, age 33, born 1896, wife; Raymond H, age 9, born 1920, son; Meriam, age 8, born 1921, daughter; Hellen, age 1, born 1928, daughter.
• Her obituary was published in The Log Cabin Democrat on 26 Jun 2012.
Helen (Becraft) Sherwood (1928-2012)
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"My sincerest condolences to the Sherwood family. We all..."
- Mike Edgmon
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Helen Becraft Sherwood was born in Logan, Utah on July 27, 1928. She passed away peacefully in Pleasant Grove, Utah on June 22, 2012.
She was the third child of John Raymond Becraft and Ireta Harris Becraft along with her brother Ray and sisters Marian and Nancy. When Helen was 10 years old she went to live with her uncle and aunt Karl and Zola Harris who continued to raise her in Phoenix, Ariz. Helen served a mission for the LDS church in the Northwestern States Mission after which she married her sweetheart M. Ray Sherwood on November 18, 1950. They moved to Arkansas in 1960 and their six children graduated from Conway High School. In 1988, Ray and Helen served a LDS church mission together in Nashville, Tenn.
Helen was a devoted mother to six children: Ruth (Lanny), Connie, Karl (Elaine), Paul (Shauna), Stan (Sue) and Don; three of who (Connie, Karl and Don) preceded her in death. She was a devoted grandmother to 22 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Throughout her life Helen was a shining example of Christ-like service to all those around her. Through her service she touched the lives of hundreds of neighbors, church members and extended family members. She will always be remembered, loved and missed.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at Walker Sanderson Funeral Home in Orem, Utah. Interment will be at the Orem (Utah) City Cemetery.
Published in The Log Cabin Democrat from June 26 to July 2, 2012.
Marriage Events
• Anniversary: 50th, 19 Nov 2000. Sherwoods to note anniversary
Published Sunday, November 19, 2000
Mr. and Mrs. M. Ray Sherwood of Conway will be honored at a 50th wedding anniversary celebration during a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2045 Dave Ward Drive.
Family and friends are invited.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood were married Nov. 18, 1950, in the Mesa, Ariz., Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Sherwoods are parents of six children: Ruth Porter of Slidell, La.; Connie Rae Sherwood of Tempe, Ariz.; Karl Sherwood of Conway; Paul Sherwood of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Stan Sherwood and Don Sherwood, both of Conway. They have 22 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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Children
1 M Don Merwin Sherwood [11724]
Born: 21 May 1966 - Conway, , AR
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Died: 28 May 2010 - Clinton, , AR
Cause of Death: car accident
Buried: 1 Jun 2010 - Rose Bud Cemetery, Rose Bud, , AR
FamilySearch ID: KWZ5-7J7
2 M Karl M Sherwood [11725]
Born: 29 Jun 1954 - Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
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Died: 31 Jul 2008 - Conway, , AR
Buried: - Carter Cemetery, Russell, , AR
FamilySearch ID: KWC9-SFV
3 F Connie Rae Sherwood [11726]
Born: 26 Mar 1953 - Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
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Died: 22 May 2006 - Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States 4
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FamilySearch ID: KWZ5-7N8
4 F Ruth Sherwood [11727] (details suppressed for this person)
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5 M Paul Sherwood [11728] (details suppressed for this person)
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6 M Stanley M "Stan" Sherwood [11729] (details suppressed for this person)
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