Helen Maxine Westbrooks, 86, of Olla, passed from this life on Thursday, February 27, 2020.
She was born January 23, 1934 in Harrisonburg to the union of her parents, Pervis Earl Cotten and Eva Louise Cotten.
Services were held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 29, at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Jena with Rev. Claude Chaney officiating.
Interment followed in the Westbrooks-Swilley Cemetery of Aimwell under direction of Hixson Brothers, Inc. of Jena.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin Willie Westbrooks; her parents; brothers, Nathan Cotten, and Earl Cotten; sisters, Virgie Westbrooks, and Grace Mitchell; and grandson, D.J. Westbrooks.
Those left to cherish in her memory include her sons, Donnis Westbrooks (Paula) of Aimwell, Rodney Westbrooks of Aimwell, and Ray Short of Florida; daughters, Tracy McCartney (Bo) of Jena, and Shellie Harris (Doyle) of Winnsboro; brother, Larry Cotten; sisters, Evelyn Stutts of Pioneer, Jane Curry of Grayson, Doris Miles of Garland, Texas, and Rosie Lege of Jena; grandchildren, Matthew Harris, Morgan Westbrooks, Pam Windham, Cindy Boothe, and Kelsey Pennington; great grandchildren, Weston Windham, Ava Windham, Dreyton Pennington, Everleigh Pennington, and Sabrina Boothe; and a host of nieces and nephews.