Clara M. Perkins, 82, passed away Monday, April 23, 2012. She was born on November 19, 1929 in Cummings, Georgia to John Clayburn Hawkins, Sr. and Pearl Hendrix Hawkins. Clara was a member of Southside Assembly of God Church of Jacksonville, FL. She was preceded in death by her husband, William “Bill” Perkins, her sister Fay Hawkins and her brothers George Hawkins and Tommy Hawkins. Survived by her children, Jean Monday, Rhitney Balliet (Mark), Janet Barnes, Sharon Ephrem (George) and Fred Perkins (Terry); sisters Barbara Worsham and Kitty Travis (Frank); brothers, J.C. Hawkins, Charles Hawkins (Rose Marie), Recea Hawkins, Sonny Hawkins and Jerry Hawkins; grandchildren, Mitzi, Wayne (Sofia), Darien, Kim, Staci, Tracy, Zack and Lindsay and great-grandchildren, Jonathan, James, Jacob, Penelope, Jordan, Mason, and Kaleb. The family visitation to greet friends will be held on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 from 5:00pm until 7:00pm at Hardage-Giddens Town & Country Funeral Home, 7242 Normandy Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32205. Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, April 26, 2012, 10:00am at First United Pentecostal Church, 11697 Normandy Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32221. Burial will follow to Riverside Memorial Park, Jacksonville, FL 32205.
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