Helen Jerine Brittain

July 25, 1936 - December 6, 2020

A Mass of Christian Burial for Helen Jerine Brittain will be held at 11:30 AM on Friday, December 11, 2020, at St. Rita Catholic Church with Rev. Anthony Dhamaraj and Rev. Daniel Hart officiating. Interment will follow in Alexandria Memorial Gardens under the direction of John Kramer & Son Funeral Home. Helen Jerine Brittain, 84, Alexandria, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020, at Rapides Regional Medical Center. Jeri is preceded in death by her husband, Donald Max Brittain; her sister, Mary Magdaline Pawloske; brother, Kenneth Conrad Jones; her parents, Norton Jones and Katherine Becker Jones, and sister-in-laws, Dorothy Scallan Jones and Margaret Jones. Jeri was born in Tell City, Indiana and later met and married her husband of 41 years in Frankfort, Indiana. In 1981, Helen and her husband moved their family to Louisiana, and she was a housewife until his death in 1997. After Donald’s passing, Jeri started volunteering. She volunteered at St. Vincent de Paul Thrift store and later became employed for over 20 years. Jeri was also a member of the Catholic Daughters and served as Regent for 8 years. Jeri also volunteered as a Pink Lady at CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital for two years. Jeri was a parishioner of St. Rita’s Catholic Church for 30 years. Those left to cherish her memory include her daughters, Julia Brittain Rini (Robert), and Melissa Joan Brittain; grandsons, Robert James Rini, Jr. (Tabatha) and Andrew John Rini (Jessica). Those also left to cherish her memory include three great-grandchildren, Carter Ella Rini, Lillian Rose Rini, and Anthony Lane Rini; and two brothers, James Earl Jones, and Jerry Thomas Jones (Berta) and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Pallbearers honored to serve will be Robert Rini, Sr., Robert Rini, Jr., Andrew Rini, Sam Rini, Jr., Christopher Rini, and Rick Montgomery. To extend online notes of condolence to the Brittain Family, please visit www.KramerFunerals.com.