Bernice Wooten English

July 28, 1918 - March 4, 2013

BERNICE WOOTEN ENGLISH Matriarch of Five Generations Bernice Wooten English, 94, of Hawkinsville, Georgia, died Monday, March 4, 2013 in Taylor Regional Hospital. She was born in Telfair County on July 28, 1918. She married Ben English, Jr. and moved to Hawkinsville, Georgia in 1940. Mrs. English was a member of First Baptist Church of Hawkinsville, Georgia and a member of the Eastern Star. Throughout the years she worked at Mr. Sam’s Pecan Plant, Goody’s and retired for the third time at the age of 88 from the ME Roden Memorial Library. Mrs. English was an avid fan of Pro Wrestling and Braves baseball. She is preceded in death by her parents, Alana McLean Wooten and Hallie Wooten; husband, Ben English, Jr.; two sons, Harry David English and a baby boy: daughter-in-law, Lorene English; two sisters, Orrie Jones and Allie O’Mara; brother, Woodrow Eugene Wooten and a grandson. Survivors include one daughter, Bernice V. “Jenny” (Pete) Hardin; one son, Robert L. “Bobby” English; one sister, Melva Carrefiello; a dear cousin and true friend, Lois Brown; five grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, in the chapel of Clark Funeral Home in Hawkinsville, Georgia. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will follow the service in Orange Hill Cemetery. Clark Funeral Home of Hawkinsville, Georgia is in charge of the arrangements.