Helen Raye Watson

Helen Raye Crawley Watson, 84, of Cleveland, died Thursday, September 4, 2014, in Cleveland. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 9, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Ryan Cemetery in Tarkington Prairie. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland. Helen was born October 16, 1929 in Macedonia, to parents; W.C and Minnie Perkins Crawley. Mrs. Watson was preceded in death by her parents, sisters: Mabel Young and Claudine Parton, and brother: C. J. Crawley. She is survived by her husband: Arthur Watson, daughter: Sharon Alsup and husband Dewitt, sons: Ed Watson and wife Debbie and Walter Watson and wife Karen, grandchildren: Ashley Wingo and husband Rob, Matt Alsup, Will Watson, Jenna Watson, Kyle Watson, Bryan Watson and wife Sabrina, and Trey Watson and wife Meredith, great-grandson: Daniel Watson, and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.