Bea Wortham

SERVICES: 1:00 PM Saturday, February 6, 2010 at St. Mark CME Church with Rev. Raymond McKeever, pastor, officiating.ENTOMBMENT: Memory Gardens Mausoleum under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.BIOGRAPHY: Mrs. Wortham was born October 3, 1938 in Waco, and attended schools in Hamlin. She married David Wortham, Sr., on June 6, 1957 in Hamlin. He preceded her in death on May 1, 2005. She had been a resident of Pampa since 1965. Bea worked as a nurse's aide at Highland General Hospital and was the director of the Southside Senior Citizens Center. She was a member of St. Mark CME Church. In her spare time, Bea liked to crochet and care for her family.SURVIVORS: 2 sons: William D. Wortham, Jr., of Pampa, and Billy Dwayne Wortham and wife Michele of Borger; a sister: Carline Starks and husband Sterling of Aspermont; 1 grandson: Kaiden Rae Wortham of Borger; 1 granddaughter: Kaisha Dawn Wortham of Borger; nephew: Milton Laury and wife Sheila of Aspermont; 2 nieces: LaVendia Styles of Aspermont, and Millicent Poole of Ft. Worth; 3 grand-nephews: Anthony Styles, Demitric Styles, and Deundrey Styles, all of Aspermont; 2 grand-nieces: Dimetria Styles and Jamyah Keeper, both of Aspermont; aunt: Ethyl Bryant of Abilene; dear friends: Melissa Stevens and Casey Taylor; special cousins: Louise Gardner, Joe Bass, and a host of other nieces, nephews and cousins; 3 sisters-in-law: Willie Fay Owens, Jackie Gaither and Beverly Stokes, all of Ft. Worth; 4 brothers-in-law: Otis Stokes, Orr Lee Stokes, Jason Stokes and Lorenzo Williams. Bea was preceded in death by 4 brothers: A.C. Johnson, Arthur Lee, Johnny Ray and Donald Ray; her parents: A. P. Johnson and Ollie Taylor Johnson; her mothers-in-law: Lorene Williams and Geneva Tucker; and 4 brothers-in-law: Charles Mitchell, Ollie Chapman, Richard Chapman and Gregory Williams.MEMORIALS: Southside Senior Citizens Center, 438 W. Crawford, Pampa, Texas 79065.