Helms Jr., Ervin Elliott

Ervin Elliott Helms Jr., 84, of Christiansburg, Va., passed away on Thursday, May 20, 2010. He was the owner/ president of Montgomery County Steel Corporation in New Jersey.

He was a longtime member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a member of New Jersey Masons for a number of years.

He was born to the late Ervin Elliott Helms Sr. and Nora Price Helms. He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn L. Helms; brothers and sisters, James Curtis Helms, Phyllis Humphries, Richard Lee Helms, and Sammy Helms. Mr. Helms is survived by daughter, Ellyn Buglovsky; grandchildren, Benjamen and Nora; sisters and brothers, Dorothy Fulks, Rudy Helms and Hilda, Don Helms and Lelia, Maxine Wren and Larry, Pam Clay and Bobby; brother-in-law, Russell Stebar and Toye; former son-in-law, Bruce Buglovsky; and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 21, 2010, at Horne Funeral Service. A Funeral Service will be held 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 22, 2010, at the Horne Funeral Home Chapel with Bishop Mark Peterson officiating. Interment to follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be sent to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Missionary Fund, 700 Porter St., Blacksburg, Va. 24060 or the American Lung Association, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20004.

The family is being served by Horne Funeral Service. Online condolences may be sent by visiting hornefuneralservice.com