Saturday, July 27, 2013One Oâ??clock in the AfternoonProvidence Baptist Church1106 Tuscaloosa StreetGreensboro, North Carolina Bertha Mae (Scott) Hawkins went home to be with our Lord on Friday, July 12, 2013 surrounded by her loving children. Born in McCormick, S. C. in 1933, she has been a resident of Columbus, Ohio since May 2000. Previously, she lived in Greensboro N.C. and Washington, D.C., where she lovingly raised her family. She retired from Burlington Industries as a Lab Technician. Bertha dedicated her life to raising her six (6) children and touching the lives of her twenty-six (26) grandchildren and great grandchildren whom she loved dearly. She was an avid reader and collector of books, especially by Stephen King and Dean Koontz. As a mother, grandmother and a friend, Bertha was known best for her quick wit and wise counsel. She is preceded in death by: Paul D. Hawkins Sr.,(husband); Josephine S. Alston (mother); William Alston (step-father); Oâ??Neil Searles (brother); Andrew Searles (father).Surviving relatives include: Phillip J. Hawkins (son) and wife Tonya of Greensboro, N.C.; Paul David Hawkins Jr.(son), and wife Danielle of Raleigh N.C.; Kurtis W. Scott (son) and wife Jewel of Hampton Va; Tracy A. Scott (daughter) of Fuquay Varina, N.C., Donna A. (Scott) James (daughter) and husband Larry of Columbus, Ohio; Keith T. Scott (son) and wife Margaret of Greensboro, N.C.; W. T. Searles (brother) and wife Sherby, of Cleveland, Ohio; Donna (Alston) Williams (sister) and husband Jay of Greensboro, N.C.; William and Carrie Ford (uncle and aunt) of Columbus, Ohio; 26 grandchildren and great grand- children; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and in-laws.