Mrs. Johnnie Marie (Hawkins) Ringer, age 49 of Palestine, Texas died Friday January 23, 2015 in Palestine Regional Medical Center, Palestine, TX.
Service:
Saturday January 31, 2015 @ 11:00 am
Location: South Union Missionary Baptist Church,
805 S. Dorrance Street, Palestine, TX 75801
Pastor Dwayne Moffitt, Jr.
Officiating Minister: Rev. D. R. Lacy
Eulogist: Pastor Rodney Angton
Interment following service in Rocky Mt. Cemetery, Oakwood, Texas
Visitation:
Friday January 30, 2015 11:00 am - 06:00 pm
Emanuel Funeral Home - Palestine, 1721 W. Oak Street, Plalestine, TX 75801
Final Arrangements Made by Emanuel Funeral Home - Palestine
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Marie Ringer was born October 26, 1965 in Palestine, Texas, to the parents of the late Rosetta Hawkins and John Hawkins, Sr. She was the third child of seven.
Marie was raised in Palestine and attended Palestine Elementary and graduated from Palestine High School in 1984.
She joined South Union Missionary Baptist Church. Later she joined West Union Baptist Church. She was a member of PACCCT, served on the Kitchen Committee and in the Women's Ministry.
Marie married Curtis Ringer on June 27, 1989, and to this union four children were born.
She worked at Wal-Mart Warehouse #6005 for 15 years. She was later employed by a private service until her demise.
Marie passed away on January 23, 2015, in Palestine, Texas. She was preceded in death by her mother, Rosetta Lockett Hawkins; her oldest sister, Ernestine L. Shed; grandfather, Nelson Lockett; cousin, Howard Taylor; Bennie Lockett, New York.
Those that remain behind to cherish her memories are: Her loving husband for 16 ½ years, Curtis Ringer of Oakwood, Texas; father, John Hawkins, Sr.; Sons, Joe W. Davis, Jr., Houston, Texas, Isaiah Ringer, Palestine, Texas; daughters, Chiquita Davis and Na'Tasha Ringer of Houston, Texas; 11 grandchildren; brothers, Gary Hawkins, Palestine, Texas, John Hawkins, Jr., Houston, Texas, Anthony Hawkins, Palestine, Texas, Jerry Lockett, Palestine, Texas; sisters, Brenda Reece and Linda Ringer, both of Palestine, Texas, Shawnte'l Hawkins, Houston, Texas; blended brothers & sisters, Almarie Polk, James & John W. Taylor, Palestine; one great aunt, Mae Lou Williams; two aunts, Lucy (George) Pryor, Bonnie Jenkins, Palestine, Texas; two uncles, Nelson Lockett, Jr, Dallas, Texas, Anthony Runnels, Houston, Texas; special friends, Hazel Rogers, Twyla Yarbrough, Frank Bailey & sisters, DaWanda Lacy, Shun & Chasity Martin and family, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.