Helen M. Drum, 86, of Chillicothe, passed at 5:24 p.m. Friday, January 30, 2026 in National Church Residence, Chillicothe following an extended illness.

She was born November 2, 1939, in Delaware, Ohio, to the late William V. and Alice M. Chaney Bosh.  On May 15, 1974, she married the former Wilbur Drum who died May 7, 1996.

Surviving are a daughter, Cheryl Drum, of Chillicothe; granddaughters, Sierra Kussart and her fiancée, Olivia Gordon and Heather Sliger; and a great granddaughter, Lola-Grace Tucker.  In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by a brother, William F. Bosh.

Helen was a retired from the Chillicothe VA Medical Center where she had worked as a Nursing Assistant.

There will be no funeral service or calling hours.  Arrangements are under the direction of the WARE FUNERAL HOME.

You may sign her online register at warefh.com