Elizabeth May “Helen” Pope, 89, of Cheyenne, died on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center.
She was born on January 10, 1926 in Liberal County, Kansas and had lived here for 69 years.
Mrs. Pope was a bookkeeper for George Cole at the Cole Store. She was a member of SonRise Church of the Nazarene, and enjoyed gardening, ceramics, fishing, and was very active with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Helen was famous for her cinnamon rolls.
She is survived by a son, Duane Pope of Cheyenne; two brothers, Leslie Bridwell of Cheyenne and Robert Bridwell of San Rafael, California; her grandchildren, Shelley Diehl (Doug) of Casper, Matt Pope (Karen) of Cheyenne, Kevin Pope (Courtney) of Billings, Montana, Tim Pope (Terry) of Houston, Texas, and Lisa Gustafson (Gene) of Windsor, Colorado; eleven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin Pope; a son, Larry Pope; four brothers, LaVerne, Donald, Melvin, and Wayne Bridwell; a sister, Betty Krening; and two grandchildren, Bryon and Tina Monaghan.
Services will be Tuesday, 11:00 a.m., at SonRise Church of the Nazarene.
Cremation will follow at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens.