Helena Belle Alderman Pettry, 74 of Hillsville, passed away Monday, July 31, 2006 at Twin County Regional Hospital. Ms. Pettry was born August 6, 1931 to the late Charles Eb & Hallie J. Alderman. Helena worked for many years at Sprague Electric before retiring to fully pursue her love of gardening and working around the house. In addition to her parents, Ms. Pettry was preceded in death by her brothers Charles Elvis Alderman and Swanson Odell Alderman.

Survivors include her daughters & their families, Sharon & Kevin Zeitz of Pilot, VA and Debbie & Tommy Latham of Hollywood, MD; granddaughter & husband Tina & Brian Orr and great granddaughters Brianna & Haley Orr, all of Hollywood, MD; brothers & their wives Frank Alderman and Douglas & Dorothy Alderman all of Fries, Glenn & Bobbie Alderman of Ivanhoe, Kenneth & Goldie Alderman and Everett & Dreama Alderman all of Hillsville and Roscoe & Lorraine Alderman of Dugspur; sisters Lily Zennith Moore of Fries and Burline Smith of Hillsville. She is also survived by two sisters-in-law Nina Alderman and Sadie Alderman; several nieces & nephews and a special friend Joyce Tate of Hillsville.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 3, 2006 at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel at 11:00 A.M. with the Rev. Stephen Alderman officiating. Burial will follow in the Wilkinson Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Wednesday night at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the American Heart Association 4504 Starkey Road SW, Suite 115, Roanoke, VA 24014; the American Lung Association 3512 Brambleton Avenue, #3, Roanoke, VA 24018-6525 or to the American Diabetes Association P.O. Box 1131 Fairfax, VA 22038-1131.