Helen Borras Sheetz, 82, of Collins and a longtime resident of Columbia, Mississippi, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at Hathorn Funeral Home in Columbia, with Father Alwin Samy officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Columbia.

The family will receive guests at the funeral home that morning from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service.

Helen loved her family and played an active role in the lives of her grandchildren. She retired from Dillard’s, participated in the Garden Club, and loved her church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Bernardino Borras and Consuelo Borras, and her husband of 43 years, Michael Anthony Sheetz.

She is survived by her daughter, Melinda McRaney (Dolan), of Collins, Mississippi; two sisters, Evelyn Borras, of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Victoria Borras Iannicca (Richard), of North Ridgeville, Ohio; many brothers and sisters in the Philippines; two grandchildren, Andre McRaney, of Columbia, Mississippi, and Colin McRaney, of Collins, Mississippi; and two great-grandchildren, Mallory McRaney, of Nashville, Tennessee, and Reece McRaney, of Sumrall, Mississippi.

Those honored to serve as pallbearers are Andre McRaney, Colin McRaney, Chris Turnage, Lucas Stringer, and Marcus Kelly.

Hathorn Funeral Home in Columbia is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends may sign the online guestbook at www.hathornfuneralhome.com.