Mrs. Helen M. Coston

March 12, 1925 - January 22, 2012

Mrs. Helen Mae Coston

Helen Mae Coston of Oyster Bay on Sunday January 22, 2012.
Wife of the late Julius A. Coston, devoted mother of Margo Coston, cherished grandmother of Collota, Darnell, Kristi and Helen.
Also survived by many neices and nephews.
Helen Mae was born in New Orleans, Lousiana, on March 12, 1925, the daughter of the late Joseph and Maggie Williams. Helen attended school in New Orleans, and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School.
In 1944 Helen came to New York City to visit her sister Zenobia Williams and decided to stay.
Helen worked in a defense plant manufacturing parts for aircraft, and later worked in a factory making ladies handbags.
In 1946 she met Julius A. Coston and they were married on March 16, 1944.
They had two children Margo and Vaughan.
In 1973 she came to live in Oyster Bay and worked as a domestic.
Helen joined the Mount Olive Baptist Church under the leadership of the Rev. Gilbert Pickett.

Funeral Information

Visiting at The Mount Olive Baptist Church, 163 South Street, Oyster Bay on Saturday, January 28, from 10a.m. - 12 noon. Funeral Service to follow.
Interment at Pine Hollow Cemetery.

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