Obituary: Schutts, Helen (Culp)
Age 55
SCHUTTS,
Helen (Culp)
(Age 55)
Of Liberty Lake, Washing-ton, passed away on March 23, 2016.
Helen was born on January 2, 1961 in New Brunswick, New Jersey to Ralph Borden Culp and Betty O’Bannon Culp.
Helen graduated from Denton High School, in Denton, Texas, in 1979 and attended Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education in 1983.
On August 2, 1986, Helen married Raymond William Schutts of Tacoma, Washington.
They were happily married for nearly thirty years and were blessed with two sons, Andrew William Schutts and John Borden Schutts.
Helen is survived by her husband Ray; her sons Andrew and John; her mother; her sister Betsy Culp Halbach (Bob); her brother Richard Culp (Leslie), and her brother Jeffrey Culp (Julie).
Helen devoted nearly three decades to elementary education, helping young children to learn to read in school districts in Texas and Washington State.
For the last sixteen years, Helen taught at Logan Elementary School in Spokane, Washington.
Helen was selfless and kind, an eternal optimist and someone who took a special pride in community and family.
Services will be held on June 11, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Opportunity Presbyterian Church at 202 North Pines Road, Spokane Valley, Washington.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to “Logan Elementary School - Helen Schutts Memorial” and sent to Logan Elementary at 1001 East Montgomery Ave., Spokane, Washington, 99207.
Logan often has volunteers come to school to read to students without a designated area for this activity.
A “Literacy Corner” will be established in Helen’s honor to help facilitate this activity and the proceeds of the memorial fund will go towards purchasing books to be given to school children who could otherwise not afford them.