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- [S1] Newspaper Clipping, 5 Feb 2000, Centre Daily Times.
Helen H. Covey, 90, of Bellefonte died Feb. 4, 2000 at the Fairways at Brookline Village in State College.
She was born May 30 1909, in Renovo, a daughter of the late William Taylor and Anna Mabel Woodring Hunt. On Feb. 27, 1930, she married Dr. John Knox Covey, who died March 9, 1989.
She was educated in Renovo and Lock Haven schools and graduated from Hood College in Frederick, MD.
She was a school teacher in the Renovo Public School System prior to her marriage.
A member of the First Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, she was a Sunday school teacher and a member of the Evening Circle. She was also president of the Linn Mission Circle and organized the Linn Singers, with piano and violin obbligatos, and gave programs throughout Centre County.
She served as first vice president and program chairman of the Bellefonte Business and Profes-sional Women's Club. She was president of the Bellefonte Women's Club and served as the president of the drama section, participating in plays and presenting readings and book reports throughout the area. She was named a Key Woman in Centre County by "Woman of the Year" Ora Kirby, formerly of State College. She was also president of the literature section of the Bellefonte Women's Club.
As president of the Bellefonte Parent Teachers Association, she organized the outlying districts, increasing the membership to more than 900 members. Also during her presidency, the first refreshment stand was built at the Bellefonte Football Field and the first audio-visuals and refuse baskets were installed in the high school.
For three years, she ran the drive for members of the Community Concerts Association. She read stories to children at Centre County Library. She served as president of the Centre County Hospital Auxiliary, as chairman and program chairman of the Hospital Open House and as gift shop chairman. She also started the first television service at Centre County Hospital. She was legislative chairman of the Council of Auxiliaries as well as the organizing and steering committees. She was a life member of the Centre County Hospital Corporation.
She served on the board of the United Way and sold savings stamps at the Plaza Theatre in Bellefonte during World War II. She also served in the Red Cross.
She was president of the Women's Auxiliary to the Centre County Medical Society and was state chairman of the American Medical Association Education and Research Foundation. She was a member of the International Platform Association.
She was an active member of the Bellefonte Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and served as regent and in many other capacities at local, district and state levels. She was a member of the Central Southwest Regents Club of the Pennsylvania Daughters of the American Revolution.
She is survived by a daughter, Dr. Susan Candace Covey-Weir of Bellefonte; a son, James Hunt Covey of Snohomish, Wash.; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was the last of her generation.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Wetzler Funeral Home, 206 N. Spring St., Bellefonte.
The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Douglas S. Elder officiating.
Burial will be in Centre County Memorial Park, College Township.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, 203 N. Spring St., Bellefonte, Pa. 16823.
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1909 - 2000 (90 years)
