Thursday, December 18, 2014 8:03 am

Helen Inez Prather Gilbert, 86, of Rutherfordton, passed away Thursday, December 11, 2014.

A native of Danville, VA, she was the daughter of the late James Fred and Selma Reed Prather.  Helen was a retired seamstress and a member of Spindale Church of the Brethren.

Left to cherish her memories are her sons, James Gilbert and wife Jean of Rutherfordton; Dean Gilbert and wife Pat of Shiloh; Doug Gilbert and wife Betty of Charlotte; daughter, Janice Cline of Rutherfordton; a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren; and sister Iris Keisgen of Tampa, FL. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Paul Dupree Gilbert and son, Dennis Gilbert.

Funeral services were held at Spindale Church of the Brethren with Rev. Russell Payne officiating. Interment followed in Eternal Hills Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 or Spindale Church of the Brethren, 129 Sterling Street, Spindale, NC 28160.

Crowe’s Mortuary is assisting the Gilbert family.