On that show, there was a scene that mentioned Opies mother. But the episode did not give a cause of death or even reveal her name. In the episode, an upset Opie ran into the sheriffs office because Mrs. Balford had stepped on and killed his pet turtle, Wilford, in front of the ice-cream parlor.

Similarly, how many girlfriends did Andy have on the Andy Griffith Show? 05 The Throwback: Sheriff Andy Taylors many women From the widowed fathers first girlfriend, Ellie Walker, to his eventual wife, Helen Crump, heres a look back at Andys on-screen love life: (In real life, Griffith, who died on Tuesday, was married three times.

Also know, who did Andy marry on The Andy Griffith Show?

Helen Crump

What happened to Helen Crump on The Andy Griffith Show?

Aneta Corsaut, who played schoolteacher Helen Crump, died in 1995 in Los Angeles at 62. Frances Bavier, who played Aunt Bee, died in 1989 in Siler City at 86.