Published in the Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, CA TRUMBO, HELEN LOUISE (Grammie Helen) Aged 83 years. Born May 1, 1918, in Gore, OK, passed away at her home in Cameron Park, CA on July 11, 2001. Daughter of Gertrude and Benjamin Sosbee, she was born and raised in Gore, OK where she graduated in the class of '35. She married and moved to CA where she raised her family. The focus of her life was being a wife, mother and devoted grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be missed by her many lifetime friends as well. Among her many gifts and talents she loved to dance, bowl, golf, crafting, travel, read and was an exceptional seamstress. Her passion of sewing lead to her making and donating a large number of homemade quilts to the needy children of El Dorado County. She started her sewing career at the age of 3, when she sewed her fathers handkerchief into a ball on her mothers sewing machine. She was preceded in death by her husband James Trumbo in Sept. 1987. She is survived by her brother Benjamin Sosbee of Meadow Vista, ! CA. Also her children Sonja Cappel of Placerville, Loretta Thomason of Helene, MT, Candace Harris of Cameron Park, CA, William Rankin of Salt Lake City, UT, and Frank Rankin III of Sacramento, CA. Also 8 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Friends are invited to attend a 10:00 AM, Funeral Service on Monday, July 16, 2001 at Green Valley Mortuary in Cameron Park. Interment will be in Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the Alzheimers Association.