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    "ocrText": "in our little service S unday after\nThank you for calling, and for\nnoon, when we all sang her\nadding to Helen's Memorial Fund\nNARA\nfavorite hymns, and we had\nanother brief graveside service\nShe would be so pleased at the\non Tuesday afternoon\ngratifying growth of this fund,\nas she was devoted to Westminster\nMyra Sue has said a number\nof times that every family should\nacademy, and spent many hours\nhave an \" Guntie Helen\", and this\ngrading papers for them. Our\nseems to be the most adequate\nboys are in the third and fourth\nthing we can say of a dear and\ngrades, and have progressed well\nprecious lady.\nat this school. The are proud\nMyra Sue is busy trying\nof Thestminster academy.\nWe will miss our Helen\nto get things in shape so she\ncan go back to work in September.\nfor a long, long time, but we\nS he had to leave work in the Spring\nare glad that she was able to\nin order to look after Helen. It\nbe with us these few years\nseems like there is so much to\nWe send our best wishes\ndo, and not enough time. The\nto you and Harry, and trust\nall need a little rest too, and\nall is well with you\nhope there will be time for a\nSincerely,\ncouple of days in our mountains\nMarian Ronald\nclose by.\nMyraSye M Wyther\nMichael"
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