It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Helen Gamble Lockhart Rhymes, who departed this life on July 12, 2023 at the age of 83.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 11:00 A.M. at James and Virginia Davis Chapel, 727 Beech Street, Louisville, GA.

Interment will be held in Ebenezer CME Cemetery, Highway 24 West, Bartow, GA

Public viewing will be held Tuesday, July 18, 2023 from 2:00 to 6:00 P.M.

Helen Gamble Lockhart Rhymes was born on January 19, 1940 to the late Clarence (Ike) and Rhodina Gamble of Louisville, GA. She was a loving and devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother who touched the lives of those around her with her kindness, generosity, and warmth. She was employed as a Ward Secretary at Jefferson County Hospital, Louisville Georgia, then Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando Florida for over 40 years.

Throughout her life, Helen was an exceptional mother to her three children, always putting their needs above her own and offering them unwavering love and support. Her kind and gentle nature, her infectious laugh, and her wise counsel were a constant source of comfort and inspiration to her family, and she will be deeply missed.

Helen is preceded in death by her son, Darrel Lockhart, sisters, Julia Mae Gamble, Lee Alice Segars, Willie Mae “Doll” Gamble and brother, Jesse James Gamble. She is survived by her children, Mark Lockhart, Douglasville, GA, Karen (Reginald) Mobley, Loganville, GA, granddaughter, Anniah Jade Lockhart, Atlanta, GA, siblings Clarence Gamble, Jr., Louisville, GA, Rita Gamble, Louisville, GA and a host of loving nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends who will miss her dearly.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday afternoon, July 18, 2023.