Helen S. Haynie

Helen Haynie, née Strain, age 91, of Wildwood, Georgia, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at 3:00 PM in the Larry Moore Memorial Chapel of Moore Funeral Home in Trenton, Georgia, with Brother Eddie Cantrell officiating. She will be laid to rest at Chattanooga National Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at Moore Funeral Home on Sunday from 12:00 PM until the service hour.

Born in 1934, in Cartersville, Georgia, to John Wesley and Clara Strain, née Ingram, Helen lived a life defined by love, strength, and devotion to her family. She was a mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend who never met a stranger.

She is survived and will be missed by her husband of nearly 68 years and the love of her life, Richard (Dick) Haynie, daughter Jill (Ben) Brandon and son Jack (Cathy) Haynie, seven grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, two sisters-in-law, numerous nieces and nephews, many friends, and a devoted group of caregiver friends, all beloved by Helen. She was preceded in death by her parents, seven brothers, three sisters, including two who died in infancy, numerous brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, and her precious, oldest daughter, Jennifer (Charles) Kimbrell.

A registered nurse since 1957, who loved her profession, Helen also loved to sew and was an experienced seamstress. She spent many hours over the years teaching Jennifer and Jill to sew and created many beautiful clothes for her daughters and granddaughters. She was a talented cook who was known for her homemade biscuits and many other dishes loved by her family.

Helen spent many years of her married life moving from one duty station to another with her beloved husband, an Air Force pilot, setting up a warm and inviting home for her family for a few years before moving to the next location. Together they lived in California, Illinois, Arizona, various places in Georgia, England, Texas and Kansas. When Dick retired, they moved to Winder, Georgia, where he had lived as a boy. Helen went to work at Winder-Barrow Hospital (now Barrow Medical Center) and worked there for 17 years, where she made many friends. When she left the hospital, she embarked on a new career at the age of 60. For five years, she traveled the state of Georgia with a group of nurses, who became her friends, completing Medicaid audits at small hospitals. During that time she was able to indulge her passion of browsing hospital gift shops and finding treasures that she displayed in her home.

When Helen retired, she and Dick moved to Dade County, Georgia, to live near Jill, Ben and their then infant daughter. They bought a house and spent many happy years completing major and minor renovations, a passion of both. Their out-of-state children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren visited Grandmother (Helen) and Granddaddy (Dick) regularly. Shortly after moving to Dade County, they joined Jill and her family as members of Trenton First Baptist Church, where they regularly attended church, bible studies and events, making many friends and becoming an integral part of the church family. For several years, as part of the outreach team, they visited people in the community, telling them about the church and sharing the gospel with them.

Once Helen set her mind to something, she didn’t let anything get in her way. She loved to cook and give gifts to express her love for her family. Her most prized possession was her family, immediate and extended as well as those not related who became like family. She had the hope and assurance of eternal life through her faith in Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 6:19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.

Though our hearts are heavy with grief at her loss, “we do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.” 1 Thessalonians 4:13.