Obituaries by Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003

By Staff
Dorothy Elizabeth Helms Lee
Homemaker
Graveside services for Dorothy Elizabeth Helms Lee will be held today at 11 a.m. at Enterprise Cemetery with the Rev. Taylor Wallace officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Lee, 96, of Lauderdale, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2003, in her home. She was a member of Enterprise Methodist Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Jeannette Lee Erhart of Lauderdale; a son, William "Bill" Lee and his wife, Ouida, of Enterprise; three grandchildren, Debbie Armstrong and her husband, Tom, of Gulfport, Nancy McKinley and Terry Erhart, both of Eaton, Ind.; five great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar F. Lee; and three brothers, Charlie, Frank, and H.G. "Rook" Helms.
Memorials may be made to Northeast Baptist Church.
Visitation will be today 9 a.m.-10 a.m. at the funeral home.
Claude Lavelle Crosby
Retired City of Jackson truck driver
PHILADELPHIA Graveside services for Claude Lavelle Crosby will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at Oak Grove Cemetery with the Rev. Bennie Robertson officiating. John E. Stephens Chapel Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Crosby, 82, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at Alliance Laird Hospital in Union. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn G. Crosby and a sister, Rose Alford, both of Philadelphia; brothers, Alfred Crosby of Philadelphia, Melvin Crosby of Jackson and Ray Crosby of Columbus; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to a charity of choice.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
James McRae
Services for James McRae will be held Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Melvin Boles officiating. Burial will be in Causeyville Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. McRae, 84, of Meridian, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2003, at Riley Hospital.
Survivors include his son, Mark McRae of Meridian; and a sister, Christine Powell of Vicksburg.
He was preceded in death by his sons, Larry Joe McRae and James "Jimmy" McRae.
Visitation will be Thursday 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. at the funeral home.
Rosie S. Creighton
Retired
Services for Rosie S. Creighton will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Stonewall Methodist Church with the Revs. Lynn McCraney and Joe Gullick officiating. Burial will be in Stonewall Cemetery. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Creighton, 84, of Stonewall, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, in her home. She worked for more than 49 years as a textile worker with Burlington Mills and was very active in Stonewall Methodist Church.
Survivors include her sisters, Lois McDonald of Shreveport, La., Nellie Downs of Meridian and Pearl Barton of Stonewall; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Creighton; a brother and four sisters.
Visitation will be Thursday noon to 2 p.m. at the church.
Alberta Curry Ford
Southeast Lauderdale High School employee
Services for Alberta Curry Ford will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church in Pushmataha, Ala., with the Rev. Marvin Dixon officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Yantley, Ala. Enterprise Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Ford, 76, of Meridian, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003, at Riley Hospital
Survivors include her sons, Norman Curry and his wife, Robin, of Cleveland, Ohio, Eddie Ford and his wife, Mattie, Eugene Ford and his wife, Annie, Bennie Ford, Albert Ford and his wife, Linda, and Willie Ford and his wife, Lorrece,a nd a godson, Grady Webster, all of Meridian; daughters, Bernice Ford of Meridian, Carlene Wallace and her husband, Marvin, of Lisman, Ala., and Hazel Ford of Cleveland, Ohio; sisters, Mattie Lake of Cleveland, Ohio, Maple Knott of Tampa, Fla., and Della Norris and her husband, Lonnie, of Meridian.
Ida Boardman
Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home for Ida Boardman, 97, of Enterprise, who died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Carolyn L. Fuller
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Carolyn L. Fuller, 62, of Winston Salem, N.C., who died at an unknown date in her home.
John Louie Hoyt
Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home of Union for John Louie Hoyt, 69, of Union, who died, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at The Specialty Hospital of Meridian.
Opal Burrage
Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home for Opal Burrage, 86, of Meridian, who died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, in her home.