Debaun Funeral Home

Helen LaVerne Scofield, 88, of Terre Haute, passed away at 9:26 AM on Monday, August 30, 2010 in Union Hospital. She was born in Terre Haute on August 26, 1922 to Clarence Burns and Anna Reynolds Burns. She married Jack Scofield on June 16, 1946 and he preceded her in death on November 15, 1996. Also preceding her in death were three sisters; Althea Larison, Mildred Daugherty, and Delores Fagg. She is survived by two daughters; Jackie Seddelmeyer (& husband John), and Nancy Geiger (& husband Leonard). Also surviving is one brother, Bill Burns, and one sister, Dorothy Allan. Other survivors include three grandchildren; Julia Vaughn (& husband Jon), Jennifer Seddelmeyer, and Andrew Geiger, as well as two great grandchildren; Taylor Vaughn and Brittany Vaughn. She attended Eighth Ave. Baptist Church, where she was one of the “back row church ladies” with her friend Vaunda, she was an avid Terre Haute North Basketball fan & enjoyed watching and attending other sporting events, she also enjoyed attending musicals & plays in which her granddaughters gave performances, and was also very proud of her grandson’s work in television, and also enjoyed visiting with all her family at the family reunions. Funeral services will be held in Callahan-DeBaun Funeral Home, 2425 Wabash Ave., at 11:00 AM on Thursday, September 2, 2010, with Rev. Dick Smith officiating. Burial will be in Highland Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 from 4:00 – 8:00 PM in the funeral home. The family requests memorial contributions be made to either Eighth Ave. Baptist Church or the American Cancer Society, in her memory.