Bernice Helton, 98, of Kosciusko, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021. Graveside services are 3:00 Saturday, March 13, 2021 at Jerusalem Cemetery in Kosciusko. No visitation is planned. Bernice is survived by her daughters Lettye Carter (Pat) and Susan Gowan (Richard), grandchildren April Love, Jim Love, and Suzanne Davis, and great-grandchildren Joel Love, John Robert Davis, Jackson Davis, and Ellis Wise. She was a former retail clerk for Leonards Department Store and Pickles Drug Store. She was preceded in death by her parents Virgil and Florence Sills Maddox, sister Bobbie Beach, grandson Mark Gowan, and Pellon Maddox. Pallbearers will be John Robert Davis, Robert Davis, Donnie Maddox, Gene Maddox, Richard Maddox, Joel Love, Butch Pinkard, and George Edward Pinkard.