Joseph Robert England
d. February 2, 2011
Date Died: February 02, 2011
Greenwood: Joseph Robert England, 93, an aircraft assembly man, farmer and rancher, went to be with our Lord, Wednesday, February 2, 2011 in Decatur.
Funeral is 11 a.m. Saturday, February 5th at Greenwood Church of Christ with Bob Ross officiating. Interment: Greenwood Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday at Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home.
Pallbearers include Wesley England, Todd Wells, Joel England, Harold Ray Robinson, Rick Duwe, Roland Walker, Wayne East and Frank Robinson.
Joseph was born October 11, 1917 in the Greenwood Community to Felix Johnson and Danny Brewer England. He married Wilema Howard on December 24, 1941. Joseph retired from General Dynamics after 32 years of service. He served in the U.S. Air Force during WWII and was a member of the Greenwood Church of Christ.
Left behind to cherish his memory is his wife of 69 years, Wilema England of Greenwood; two sons, Robert Thurman England and wife Janie of Denton, Terry Don England and wife Pat of Ponder; sisters, Nina Robinson, Marie Hill and Fern Mann all of Decatur; grandchildren, Wesley Don England and wife Rhonda, Paige Wells and husband Todd, and Joel England; great grandchildren, Randall England, Taylor, Tate and Ryder Wells.
Joseph was preceded in death by his sister, Alma Allen.
Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home 940/627-5959