Helen Barber Qualls

Ms. Migia Helen Barber Qualls, 91, of Linden, passed away Saturday April 15, 2023 at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born in Perry County to the late George Floyd Barber and Lillian Rogers Barber. Helen married Hansel Lee Qualls on March 19th, 1949. She was a housewife that truly took her duty as a homemaker to heart. She always kept a spotless home. To her family she could have won cook of the year! She loved cooking for family, friends and neighbors, chicken and dumplings were her signature dish, but she made amazing fried pies too! She loved her garden and would can enough to feed 2 or 3 families. She loved her family and sharing her canned goods with them.

In addition to her parents she is also preceded in death by her husband Hansel Lee Qualls, only 45 days ago by her daughter Clara Bell Qualls Wardrop, a sister Hazel Boswell, 5 brothers Hildred, Hassel, Herchel, Hubert, Holly and Huron Barber.

Survivors include her daughter Norma (Johnny) Coble of Linden, son-in-law Don Wardrop of Bay Springs, MS, grandchildren Brad Coble, Nicholas (Ashley) Coble, Stefan Wardrop, Shayn (Kalli) Wardrop, Victoria (Ryan) Troester, great-grandchildren Averee, Saylor, Jackson and Carter Coble, daughter by choice Sarah (Lonzo) Duncan, sister-in-law Isobel Barber, several nieces and nephews and a host of other loving family members and many friends.   

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