Helen Killpack Paxman

Helen Killpack Paxman 1924-2012 Helen Killpack Paxman was born on November 13, 1924 in Driggs, Idaho. Her parents were William Leslie Killpack and Anne Jane Latimer Killpack. She had an older sister Marjorie, and two older brothers Billy and Buddy. Helen had a wonderful upbringing, by two of the kindest, sweetest people she had ever known according to her. However, this does not mean that she was free from hardships and trials. Both of Helen’s brothers died while growing up. Buddy died when he was five and a half from a ruptured appendix, and she watched her brother Billy die, when he took her to enjoy a local baseball game that their father was umpiring for. Buddy was only twelve and a half when he passed away. A freak wind broke the bleachers he was sitting on top of, and he was crushed and died instantly in front of both his sister and his father. Helen never truly overcame that incident. Up until the day she left this earth, she was still scared of the wind, especially at nighttime. My mother, Amy Paxman, also said that she spent her entire life trying to fulfill expectations she felt because of her brothers passing away. She tried to live up to the potential of all of them, never feeling as though she was doing good enough. Because of this, she really wanted everyone to accept her. She was a woman who kept up on her appearances because she felt this would help. Helen graduated BYU with her bachelors and continued on to get her masters so she could be a high school counselor later on. Helen married Richard Greenwood Paxman on March 20, 1948. They had a long and happy life together. Losing Richard in this life was the hardest thing Helen ever had to do. Every night, after her husband and best friend passed, she would ask him when he was coming to get her. The two were picturesque together. Helen Paxman was a beautiful woman both inside and out. In her younger years she was a model. She also was a dance teacher, and was even an original Brigham Young University Cougarette. Music and dancing were some of her