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Helen Lorraine Wardell
Helen Lorraine Wardell, 95, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away, August 6, 2026 (with her daughter by her side).
She was born to parents Judge Alfred and Helen Reese, June 8, 1931 in Dalhart, Texas.
Lorraine married John C. Calhoun in 1952. She raised her children in Dalhart, Texas. Lorraine is survived by her three daughters: Donna Cheney (her husband Ed Cheney), of Belen, NM, Ann Craven, of Phoenix, Arizona, and Marie Saylor, of Amarillo, TX. She is also survived by her five grandchildren: Lori Calhoun-Gonzales, Mary Huneke, John Beck, George Saylor and Stevie Saylor; and four great grandchildren (Christian, Evelyn, Corben and Jordan).
Lorraine was preceded in death by her first husband John Calhoun, and her second husband Robert Wardell; and her two grandchildren Rachel and Jennifer Saylor.
Lorraine believed in giving back to her community by serving two terms as Mayor of Dalhart, TX, as an Elder at First Presbyterian Church, and member of many community-based organizations in Dalhart, TX during her residency there for almost 50 years. She served one term as Mayor in Mountainair, NM later in Life.
Please keep her family and friends in your thoughts and prayers. Her family request people to donate to a non-profit organization of their choice.
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