Helen Woolford Haskell

Helen Woolford Haskell, 94, of Macon, died Sunday, December 23, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Thursday, December 27, at Christ Episcopal Church with the Reverend Harriette Simmons officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The second daughter of Dr. John SB Woolford and Eliza Leiper Winslow, Helen Randolph Woolford was born January 7, 1918, in Chattanooga, TN. She grew up in Roswell, New Mexico, where her father had retired for his health. At the age of 14, she was sent east to the Westtown School in Pennsylvania, and subsequently attended Vassar College, where she attained a BA in sociology. Following her graduation in 1939, she moved with her mother to Atlanta, where she was associate director of the citywide nursery system during World War II. In 1948 she married George O. Haskell Jr. and moved to Macon, where he was president of Southern Chemical Products Company. Widowed at the age of 64 following a long and happy marriage, Mrs. Haskell spent her retirement years in travel and volunteering. Mrs. Haskell was predeceased by her husband, her stepson George O Haskell III, and her grandson Lewis Wardlaw Haskell Blackman. She is survived by her daughter Helen Haskell Blackman, son-in-law LaBarre Blackman, daughter-in-law Katrin Haskell, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Lewis Blackman Fund, Central Carolina Community Foundation, 2711 Middleburg Dr., Suite 213, Columbia, SC 29204. Register online at www.hartsmort.com. Hart's Mortuary and Crematory, Cherry Street, has charge of arrangements.