Helen Layton Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Helen Layton of East Prairie, Missouri, who passed away on June 22, 2021 at the age of 75. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Earl Taylor and Betty Taylor; her sisters, Hazel Johnson and Phyllis Rae Taylor; her son Gerald Douglas Shell; her parents-in-law, Floyd Layton and Jessie Layton; her husband J. C. Layton; her son-in-law John Smith; her grandchildren, Shandi LaRue of Yukon and Jordan Smith (Jennifer); her son Travis; her granddaughters, Mariah and Mikayla Smith; her sister-in-law Mary Abernathy; and her niece Patricia Gates (Rick Gates) of Malden, Missouri..