Helen Bates Minton Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Helen Bates Minton (Winston Salem, North Carolina), who passed away on January 8, 2026, at the age of 91, 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 parents, Lottie Everhart Bates and Roy Henry Bates; her husband Allen Wayburn Minton; her daughter Teresa M. Schaefer; and her siblings, Margaret Wiles, Lucille McAllister, Myrtle Hilderbrand, Thelma Brown, Louise Pitanco, Dorothy Owen, Roy H. Bates and L. C. Bates.
She is survived by: her daughter Linda Minton; her granddaughters, Jaymi Schaefer and Traci Schaefer; and her son-in-law Randy Schaefer.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.
