February 9, 1937 – May 7, 2007 In Loving Memory.
William Spencer Helms, III, age 69, a native of Montgomery and a longtime resident of Daphne, passed away Monday, May 7, 2007 at a local hospital.

Mr. Helms was a member of Eastern Shore Baptist Church and an associate member of the Fairhope Fraternal Order of Police. Sonny, as he was known by family and friends, was a former bus driver with the Mobile Transit Authority and had been a supervisor with NYCO Security and President of Pillow World, Inc.

Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Elaine; 4 sons, Spencer R. Helms of Gulf Shores, Rodney F. (Deborah) Helms of Tucson, AZ, Bobby Helms of Daphne and Eric R. (Kimi) Helms of Daphne. Sonny had 4 grandchildren, Kathe, Matthew Sierra and Taylor Brooke.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, May 11, 2007 at the Eastern Shore Baptist Church. The family will receive friends beginning at 10:30 AM. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Eastern Shore Baptist Church Building Fund.