July 8, 1944 – July 6, 2016

NATCHEZ — Services for Helen Louise Gooden, 71, who died Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at her residence, will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Burial will follow at the church cemetery under the direction of Robert D. Mackel and Sons Funeral Home.

Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home and from 10 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the church.

Survivors include two sons, Trollas Gooden and Tiwon Gooden; one sister, Sarah Lucas, all of Natchez; and a number of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.