Arthur Guedry Helms, 69, of Asheville, N.C., died July 28 in his home.

Helms was a newspaper writer and editor for several years in New England. His experience of 30-plus years included employment at The Advocate of Stamford, Conn., and the Greenwich (Conn.) Time.

In 2005, he retired and moved from Connecticut to Asheville, N.C.

Helms leaves his wife, Alice; two sons, Conrad and Preston; a granddaughter; a sister.

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondent Nimra Aziz, an undergraduate student in the Northeastern University School of Journalism.