Helen Harwell Rhodes and Alden Scott McKellar

HELEN HARWELL RHODES, daughter of ELIZABETH INEZ RISSER and CHARLES ROBERT RHODES, was born June 5, 1923 in Arkansas,¹¹⁷ and died March 17, 2020.⁴⁵⁶ She is buried in Chapel of Our Savior Columbarium, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado.⁴⁵⁶

She married ALDEN SCOTT MCKELLAR on March 26, 1944 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina,^{168, 379} son of SARAH LEWIS SCOTT and DAVID SKENE MCKELLAR. He was born October 9, 1920 in Eagle Pass, Maverick, Texas,^{22, 168} and died March 1, 2001 in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado.^{56, 168} He is buried in Chapel of Our Savior Columbarium, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado.^{168, 456}

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Helen H. Rhodes)

Children of HELEN HARWELL RHODES and ALDEN SCOTT MCKELLAR:

1. Son
2. Daughter
3. Daughter

Personal Information

Alden S. McKellar

• attended Texas A and M University, College Station, Brazos, Texas
• was a US Marines Veteran of World War II³⁷⁹

Helen H. Rhodes

• graduated from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1944 with a A.B. degree in Sociology²⁹³⁴

Marriage Announcements and News

Northwest Arkansas Times, April 4, 1944³⁷⁹

Miss Rhodes Weds Alden McKellar In North Carolina

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robert Rhodes announce the marriage of the daughter, Helen Harwell Rhodes, to Alden Scott McKellar of Eagle Pass, Texas, Sunday, March 26 at the Presbyterian church at Chapel Hill, N. C.

Mrs. McKellar attended the University of Arkansas for two years. She was a member of Chi Omega. For the pat two years she has been attending the University of North Carolina, where she will graduate in June.

Mr. McKellar is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Skeen McKellar of the Mariposa Ranch of Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico, and San Antonio, and the brother of David H. McKellar, who married Miss Mary Elizabeth Rhodes, sister of the bride. He attended Texas A. and M., and will be inducted into the Marines this month.

Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes, who have been in Goldsboro, N. C., were in Chapel Hill for the wedding.

Obituaries

Colorado Springs Gazette, March 4, 2001¹⁶⁸

Mr. McKellar, 80, died March 1, 2001, in Colorado Springs. He was a rancher.

He was born Oct. 9, 1920, in Eagle Pass, Texas, to David Skene and Sarah (Scott) McKellar, who are deceased. He was married March 26, 1944, to Helen Rhodes.

Mr. McKellar is survived by his wife; a son, H. Anderson; two daughters, Elizabeth Morris and Catherine Hegewald; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, David; and a sister, Mollie Mary Beidiger.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Grace Episcopal Church, 601 N. Tejon St. Burial will be at Chapel of Our Savior, 8 Fourth St. Cappadona's Alternative Funeral Service, 3407 N. El Paso St., 520-1817, is handling arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Manitou Springs Public Library, 701 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs 80829, or a charity of the giver's choice.

Colorado Springs Gazette⁹⁹⁶⁸

Helen Rhodes McKellar passed away March 17, 2020 after enjoying life for almost 97 years. She was born in Golden Lake, Arkansas on June 5, 1923 and raised in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Helen attended the University of Arkansas and graduated from the University of North Carolina. In 1944 she married Alden "Mac" McKellar and after a few years of Marine Corps life, they moved to Mexico where they lived in Mexico City, Sabinas, Coahuila and on the family ranch. Thirty-five years later, they moved to Colorado Springs to enjoy the mountains. Alden and Helen enjoyed spending summers at their cabin near Creede, Colorado. Helen was an avid reader, enjoyed bridge, played the piano and organ, was an excellent cook and seamstress plus knitted sweaters, dresses, shawls, blankets and anything else to keep her friends and family warm. She also knitted outfits for premature babies at the hospital and volunteered at the Manitou Springs Library.

Helen was preceded in death by her husband, parents Bob and Elizabeth Rhodes and siblings Robert and Betty. She is survived by her children Andy McKellar, Elizabeth Morris and Cathy Hegewald; grandchildren Carolyn Godavitarne, Scott Morris, Jeffrey Hegewald and John McKellar plus great grandchildren Alex and Emma Godavitarne, Jack and Max Morris and Hazel and Ben Hegewald.

Services will be held on Sunday, June 6, 3 PM at the Chapel of our Savior Columbarium, 8 Fourth St, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80906. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be set to Grace and St. Stephens Episcopal Church, 601-631 N. Tejon St. Colorado Springs, CO, 80903.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
April 11, 1930322	Golden Lake, Mississippi, Arkansas	Elizabeth Inez Risser Charles Robert Rhodes Mary Elizabeth Rhodes Charles Robert Rhodes Helen Harwell Rhodes
April 10, 19402933	Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas	Elizabeth Inez Risser Charles Robert Rhodes Charles Robert Rhodes Helen Harwell Rhodes