Mrs. Helen H. Wenzel Weinhold, 95, a resident of Tullahoma, TN passed away
on Monday, June 27, 2016 at Morning Pointe Assisted Living in Tullahoma.
Mrs. Weinhold was born on November 28, 1920 in Coffee County, TN to the
late Alex and Olivia Dunn Marlow.
She was a graduate of Central High School where she played basketball on a
State Championship team. A Registered Nurse, she was also a graduate of
Vanderbilt University and St. Thomas Nursing School. She enjoyed gardening,
loved animals, riding horses and sewing. She also enjoyed playing golf, at
one time recording a hole-in-one.
A member of the Faith Lutheran Church since 1955, she was an instrumental
member of the Faith Lutheran Altar Guild and served the church as a
kindergarten teacher.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by husbands Harvey Wenzel
and Henry Weinhold. Also preceding her were brothers Andrew Marlow, Joe
Howard Marlow, Bruce Marlow and Glen Marlow. One sister Gladys Marlow also
preceded her in death.
She is survived by sons Ronald D. Wenzel and his wife, Denise of Tullahoma,
TN and Calvin R. Wenzel and his wife, Marialice of Wartburg, TN. Also
surviving is a daughter Susan Wenzel Sparks and her husband, Bill of
Huntsville, AL.
Grandchildren surviving are Michael Wenzel of Birmingham; Bill Sparks, III
of Huntsville, AL; Mark (Kerry) Ferguson of Spartanburg, SC; Lara Diaz of
Ashville, NC; Matthew Posey of Harvest, AL; and Ashley (Tracy) Garrison of
Huntsville, AL. Surviving great grandchildren are Chloe Wenzel, Will
Sparks, IV; Vivi Diaz, Mirabelle Ferguson, Beckett Ferguson and Felicity
Ferguson.
A graveside service will held at Rose Hill Memorial gardens at 10 a.m.
Thursday, June 30, 2016. Pastor Marty Nutter will officiate.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Faith Lutheran Church or the
Alzheimer’s Association.
DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS