Helen Louise Garwood Hege

Published 8:36 am Sunday, May 28, 2017

Mrs. Helen Louise Garwood Hege, 94, died on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at CMC Main in Charlotte.

She was born May 6, 1923, in Davie County to the late Charlie and Mary Nail Garwood and was later raised by Wiley and Elizabeth Hendrix Cornatzer. She moved to Charlotte in 1950, after marrying John M. Hege.  She had worked at Union Carbide in her younger days and retired from Bendix Corp. in 1991. She was a hard worker.  She loved to give and help others, which came from her heart, led by God’s love. She loved the Lord with all her heart.

She was also preceded in death by: her husband, who died in September of 1991; and 3 siblings, Lucille Ellis, John Frank and James Garwood.

Survivors: 2 sons, Dale Hege (Mary) of Charlotte and David Hege (who took care of her for almost five years) of Mocksville; 3 grandchildren and their spouses; and 5 great-grandchildren ranging in age from newborn to 15.

A graveside service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 31 at Cornatzer United Methodist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Jerry Hill officiating.

Condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com.