Helen Ann Crosby

Helen Ann Regina Burroughs Crosby, age 69, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 24, 2017, in Orlando, FL. Helen was born in Washington, D.C., on November 18, 1947, to Bill and Liz Burroughs. Helen was a 1966 graduate of Edgewater High School and married David Crosby on February 14, 1987. She retired from Southern Bell (BellSouth) after 31 years of service in the Orlando and Nashville offices. Helen truly lived life to the fullest through simple pleasures—chatting with family and friends; cruising with her son, Scott, in his '55 Chevy; and spending time at the beach. Helen is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Karen and Marshall Scott Nichols, two grandchildren, Shane Nichols and Shaina Beeson; aunts, Maryanne Burroughs, Regina Adomanis, Dorothy Barnard, and Patricia Cecil; nine brothers and sisters, Rosemary Cleveland, Sharon Jaeger, Jane Gonzales, Michael Burroughs, Kenneth Burroughs, Kathleen Burroughs, Linda Burroughs, Keith Burroughs, and Daphne Heath; childhood friend Kathy Ford Sandlin; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Helen is preceded in death by her beloved husband, David Crosby; brother, William Burroughs; and her parents. Family, friends, and others whose life Helen has touched are invited to attend a viewing at Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home, 1413 S. Semoran Blvd., Orlando, FL, from 4 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, 2017. Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 1, 2017 at 10 at Hope Lutheran Church, 2600 N. Dean Rd., Orlando, FL, with Rev. Paul vonWerder presiding. Burial will follow at Highland Memory Gardens, 3329 E. Semoran Blvd., Apopka, FL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Helen's name to Hope Lutheran or the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance (ocrfa.org).