Mary Helen Ritter Bolenbaucher was born in Bleakwood, TX on December 5, 1929. She was the only daughter of Rev. Cecil Seals Davis Sr. and Eva Herrin Davis. Helen passed away at her home in Lumberton, TX on November 16, 2010.
A celebration of her life will take place on Friday, November 19, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at The Apostolic Church in Beaumont, TX. A gathering of friends and family will take place at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home on Thursday from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Laurel Land Cemetery in Fort Worth, TX on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 35 years, Walter Ritter; her father, Rev. Cecil Davis Sr.; her mother, Eva Davis; and a half brother, Rev. Ronald Dean Davis.
She is survived by her loving and faithful husband of 25 years, Rev. Paul Bolenbaucher; son, Walter Steven Ritter of Olive Branch, MS; daughter, Elisa Gayle Gilbert & husband Rev. Daniel Gilbert of Harker Heights, TX; daughter, Karen Renee Pierce and husband James of Burleson, TX; son, Robert Paul Bolenbaucher and wife Debbie of Houston, TX; son, Arlen "Sandy" Bolenbaucher and wife Rose of San Antonio, TX; daughter, Tabitha Bolenbaucher Moses and husband Patrick of Atlanta, GA.; brothers; Bishop Cecil S. Davis and wife Mary Vonne of Lumberton, TX; Bishop Douglas Doyle Davis Sr. and wife Betty of Levittown, NY; Ivy Eugene Davis and wife Nila of Crowley, TX; Rev Jimmy Voy Davis and wife Sandra of Oceanside, CA; Jonathan Wayne Davis of Fort Worth, TX.; eleven grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.