Helen Arlene (Johnson) Moore

Helen Arlene (Johnson) Moore, 70, of Mt. Vernon passed away on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin. She was born Nov. 25, 1955, in Little Rock, Ark., the daughter of Eva Mamie Church.
She was a homemaker and was a bond agent for Bond, James Bond Agency in Cartersville, Ga. She was a Shawnee Indian Researcher and attended the Summit Baptist Church.
She is survived by her children, Dennis Wells and his fiancée Jewett Collazo, of St. Roberts; Melaine Wells, of Texas; Jeremy Wells, of Calhoun, Ga.; Kimberly Lackey and her husband Zack, of Neosho; William Derrick Roe, Bridgett Vaughn and Meliah Wells, all of Mt. Vernon; Bobby Vaughn, of Joplin; Jed Rhodes, of Calhoun, Ga.; and Gage Rhodes, of Mt. Vernon; 12 grandchildren; two brothers, Willie and Clifford; and four sisters, Alice, Frances, Eva and Barbara.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Eva Church; sister Dolly; three brothers, Junior, Charles and Alfred and two daughters-in-law, Kathy and Kendra Wells.
A visitation was held from 1-2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 15, at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, in Mt. Vernon, with a funeral service to follow at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be held at a later date at the Mountain Spring Cemetery in Cabot, Ark.
Online condolences may be shared at www.FossettMosherFuneralHome.com.