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We have still more sad news today.

Helen Hutchins Weber Damron, Class of 193_, passed away at home in Smithfield on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at the age of 91-1/2.

October 06, 2009

David - my thoughts are with you all and I know words can not express what you are feeling now.
I developed a "special love" for Helen early in my life; she would visit in the summer with "Aunt Mary and Uncle Lucian". She had a special grace, beauty and serenity, which like a magnet drew all to her.

~ William West, Manning, South Carolina

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October 06, 2009

David and Daria,
I recall with much fondness, David, those days when you lived in Lakeside and we would see Helen and Johnny often. Helen and my dad were a joy to behold when they were together and I recall the give and take they had with each other and always mixed in with humor. Helen is at peace, and David, you could not have been a better son to her. May God give you both the comfort of his grace and mercy.

~ Wertie

October 06, 2009

Dave, Daria & Family,
Our hearts and prayers are with you and your family with the passing of your mom.

~ Martha & Randy Elder, Newport News, Virginia

Our deepest condolences are extended to Mrs. Damron's family and their friends at this time.

Y'all take good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!

Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.

Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;
Earth's joys grow dim; its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see;
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.

Not a brief glance I beg, a passing word,
But as Thou dwell'st with Thy disciples, Lord,
Familiar, condescending, patient, free.
Come not to sojourn, but abide with me.

Come not in terrors, as the King of kings,
But kind and good, with healing in Thy wings;
Tears for all woes, a heart for every plea.
Come, Friend of sinners, thus abide with me.

Thou on my head in early youth didst smile,
And though rebellious and perverse meanwhile,
Thou hast not left me, oft as I left Thee.
On to the close, O Lord, abide with me.

I need Thy presence every passing hour.
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.

I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness.
Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.

Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.
Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.

			NEWPORT NEWS - Helen Damron passed away on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 in Smithfield, Va. Her family was with her when she left us. She was born on April 4, 1918, on Mulberry Island, Warwick County, Va. Helen was preceded in death by her parents, B.T. and Ida Turner Hutchins; her first husband, John Wellington Weber; her second husband, Carter Damron; brother, Wallace Hutchins; and sisters, Alice Colbourn and Edna Dunston Perry. Helen is survived by son, John David Weber; daughter-in-law, Daria Stemple Weber; grandchildren, John Michael Weber and wife, Katherine of Charlotte, N.C., Mary Robin Simons and husband, Nathan of Middletown, Del, Matthew Dayton Weber of Richmond, Va., Miriam Kathleen Robinson of Sandpoint, Idaho; four great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; her lifelong friend, Janetta Minter; and her 'pup' Zoe.
	Helen Damron