Helen Bland Obituary

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Helen Bland (Bay, Arkansas), who passed away on September 30, 2025, at the age of 98, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her husband J. C. Bland of Lunsford; her parents, John Hezekiah and Ethel Taber; her children, Jerry Bland of Trumann and Kathy Householder of Lunsford; her grandson David Householder of Lake City; and her siblings, Lloyd, Donald Taber of Indiana, Lucille Lawson of Harrisburg, Virgie Crumby of Hesperia, Mildred Rodell of Jonesboro, Glenda Travis of Elkhart and Wilma Taber of Lunsford.

She is survived by: her children, Michael Bland (Karen) of Lake City and Delois Gatewood (Robert) of Paragould; her children-in-law, Kenneth Householder of Lake City and Linda Bland Kioris of Trumann; and her grandchildren, Tammy Bland Byerly of Trumann, Sherry Roach (Mike) of Trumann, Cindy Howard (Michael) of Jonesboro, Miranda Wheeler (Clint) of Lake City, Jared Bland of Lake City, Tywanna, Bill, Denise, Nathan, Susie and Robert Gerald.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Children's Home Equine Program or a charity of your choice in Helen's memory.