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Affectionately known as "Mommie Helen," Helen Louise Williams recently passed away leaving not only a legacy of family and friends but her recipes which many in the Inland Empire enjoy at her namesake, Mommie Helen's Bakery in Colton.

Helen Louise Williams

Helen affectionately known as "Mommie Helen "loved to cook and was quite an accomplished Baker. In fact, Mommie Helen 's Bakery, the infamous home of flavorful pies and cobblers was founded from her recipes and named in her honor. Today, her legacy serves thousands of pies annually throughout the United States.

She was also a domestic technician for 65 years, which included housecleaning. Helen 's other loves were eating and taking care of her children, as well as the neighborhood kids. She has touched thousands of lives and will be remembered and treasured forever!

She is preceded in death by her parents, Walter & Mary Pepper Williams, her husband, Urel L. Williams, her brothers Augusta and Walter, her sister Eddie Lee Edwards, her daughters Gloria Helen Jacks and Barbara Ann Watson and her great-grandson, Drean Rucker.

Helen leaves to cherish her memory, sister: Ruth Jones, daughters: Dorothy R. Rose & Ruby L. Williams, nephew who was like a son: Kenneth J. Jones, seven grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren, one great-great granddaughter, nieces and nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends.