Searcy - Helen Anita James, 75, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at Searcy Healthcare Center. She was born June 15, 1940 in Hickory Ridge to the late Roy and Lula Betts Green. Mrs. James received her master's in Counseling from Arkansas State University and retired from Harding University. She was a member of the Cloverdale Church of Christ in Searcy. She is survived by her daughter, Gerry Schnebly of Searcy; a sister and her husband, Barbara and Jerome Barnes of Searcy; two brothers and their wives, Bobby and Sandy Green of Wynne and Roger and Cheryl Green of Hickory Ridge;four grandsons. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Dewayne James and a daughter, Barbara Brooks. A graveside service to celebrate her life will be 2:00 pm Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Nettleton Cemetery under the direction of Gregg-Langford Bookout Funeral Home. There will be no visitation.