Helen Eggers Ryan

Helen B. Eggers Ryan, 88, formerly of Fountain City and Richmond, passed away on Saturday evening, September 13, at Glen Oaks Health Campus in New Castle.

Helen was born in Heber Springs, Arkansas on July 29, 1937, the daughter of Cecil and Ella Philamlee Armstrong. Helen was a homemaker and worked as a waitress when she was younger. She later worked in elder care. Helen like to travel and go camping when better health permitted.

Helen will be missed by her sons, Mike Eggers, Earnie Eggers and David Eggers; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, nieces & nephews; half-sister, Connie; half-brother, Doug; step-sisters, Omadean and Joyce

Helen was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Russell Eggers, Jr.; second husband, Dick Ryan; third husband, Lonnie Pippin; daughter, Darlene Eggers; sons, Daniel Eggers and Duane Eggers; granddaughters, Koty Eggers and Renee Eggers; grandson, Brian Strunk; half-brother, Bennie.

A public graveside service will be held in Willow Grove Cemetery at 1:00 pm on Monday, September 22.

Memorial contributions are encouraged for Riley Hospital For Children, 30 South Meridian Street, Suite 200, Indianapolis, IN 46204-3509 or online at www.rileykids.org or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or at www.stjude.org.