WARREN - Helen I. Crawford Skinner, 89, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at Shepherd of the Valley, Howland.
She was born Feb. 8, 1923, in Cortland, the daughter of Reed and Hazel Spencer.
Helen was a graduate of Cortland High School and retired from the Ohio Lamp Plant in 1969, after 23 years of service. She was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church.
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Survivors include her son, Gary (Deborah) Crawford of Howland; a stepson, Harold Crawford of Elyria; a sister, Virginia (Frank) Stein of Cortland; two brothers, Richard Spencer of Warren and Gordon (Fay) Spencer of Missouri; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Helen was preceded in death by both of her husbands, Owen I. Crawford and Otis C. Skinner; three brothers, Fred, Bob and Ben Spencer; a sister, Marlene Rufener; and a stepson, John Crawford.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cortland Trinity Baptist Church.
Interment will be in Paradise Lutheran Cemetery.
Arrangements are entrusted to Lane Family Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel. Family and friends can send condolences to www.lanefuneralhomes.com.
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