Editing Jesse Helms (section)

===Death===
Helms's health remained poor after he retired from the Senate in 2003. In April 2006, news reports disclosed that Helms had [[vascular dementia]], which leads to failing memory and diminished [[cognitive function]], as well as a number of physical difficulties. He was later moved into a [[sanatorium|convalescent center]] near his home.<ref>{{cite news|work=The News & Observer |location=Raleigh, NC |title=Age takes toll on Helms |date=April 2, 2006 |first=Ron |last=Christensen |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/114/story/424539.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060405000329/http://www.newsobserver.com/114/story/424539.html |archive-date=April 5, 2006 }}</ref> Helms died of vascular dementia on July 4, 2008, at the age of 86.<ref name="AP MSNBC">{{cite news|agency=The Associated Press|title=Former Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86: Republican known as 'Senator No' served 30 years before retiring in 2003|work=[[NBC News]]|date=July 4, 2008|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna25530608|access-date=July 12, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080704.whlems0704/BNStory/International/home |title=Jesse Helms dead at 86 |work=The Globe and Mail |date=April 7, 2008 |access-date=August 29, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080710073616/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080704.whlems0704/BNStory/International/home |archive-date=July 10, 2008 }}</ref> He is buried in [[Historic Oakwood Cemetery]] in Raleigh, North Carolina.