Helen Mayton Crawford, age 88, of Greensboro passed away on Monday, Aug. 24, 2009, at Colonial Haven Care and Rehabilitation Center of Greensboro.
She was a native of Aimwell and a longtime resident of Prairie Eden. She graduated from Alabama College in Montevallo in 1943 and taught home economics at Moore Academy in Pineapple. She also worked as a home demonstration agent in Hale County. She was one of the founding members of the Hale County Cow Belles Association and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Demopolis. She was a member of the Southside Garden Club, the Marengo County Historical Society and the Friday Morning Bridge Club.
Visitation will be held at Kidd-Robbins Funeral Home of Demopolis on Tuesday, Aug. 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. Graveside funeral services will beheld on Wednesday, Aug. 25, at 10 a.m. at St. Andrews Cemetery in Prairieville with the Rev. David Pearce officiating. Kidd-Robbins Funeral Directors of Demopolis is directing the services.
She is survived by her husband, Alexander Crawford Jr. of Greensboro; a daughter, Cecile C. (Joe) Sledge of Greensboro; a son, Alexander Bruce (Amy) Crawford of Montgomery; three grandchildren, Matthew Sledge of Birmingham, Molly Crawford of Atlanta, Ga., and Thomas Crawford of Auburn; two nieces; and one nephew..
In lieu of flowers, memorials maybe made to the Brantwood Children’s Home, 1309 Upper Wetumpka Road, Montgomery, AL 36107.