Fannie Mae Wooten

The sunrise of FANNIE MAE MCKENZIE WOOTEN occurred on November 14, 1918 and her sunset on Monday, May 18, 2009. Fannie Mae, the fifth of ten children, was born in City Grove, North Carolina of John and Laura McKenize.Fannie Mae received her education in City Grove in a one-story school house referred to as the "One Room School." She accepted Christ as a child and remained a God-fearing woman of faith until her last breath on this side of heaven. Her faith was not in vain, for when she departed this earth it provided her a face-to-face encounter with her King and Savior, Jesus the Christ.In 1941 Fannie Mae was wed to Mayo Wooten in North Carolina. Out of this union two rambunctious, hyperactive, high-energy boys were born, Pete and Freddy. In 1948 the marriage ended and Fannie Mae and her sons traveled to Washington, DC where she worked as a domestic. After a short stay in the Nation's Capital, Fannie Mae made a decision she would seek a better life for she and her boys. Bags were packed and along with her two adoring sons she set her sights on Brooklyn, New York, where several of her siblings welcomed her arrival.Fannie Mae found employment with a firm that manufactured feather pillows. She was a dedicated and faithful worker until she retired. However, it is the faithfulness she had for Jesus, people, fun, laughter and family that she will be most remembered. She loved to dance, listen to Jazz, and sing along with her favorite Gospel artist-Mahalia Jackson and the Ward Singers.This dear lady was led by the love of Christ on every Sunday to feed the homeless in her Brooklyn neighborhood. Her name was known and respected among those who had little to nothing; those that society looked down upon; those that the world had deserted; those that were called "Street Trash" but she called them friends and had compassion for their plight. The word in the hood was "If anybody messed with Miss Fannie, they had to deal with the "Street Trash" because nobody messes with Miss Fannie!After many years in Brooklyn, New York, Fannie Mae desired a change of scenery and Baltimore, Maryland became her new home. She continued with her bubbling personality to be faithful and loyal to her family and friends.On Monday, May 18, 2009, God in His infinite wisdom and compassion called Fannie Mae Wooten from labor to reward. The legacy of the season is left to be remembered by: her two devoted sons, Pete and Freddy Wooten; four sisters, Agnes Williams of City Grove, NC, Levada Freeman and Zadie Morrison of Long Island, NY, Teresa Johnson and Mirry Cole of Baltimore, MD; one brother, Ira McKenzie of Baltimore, MD; and a wonderful host of relatives and friends.

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Fannie Mae Wooten

November 14, 1918 - May 18, 2009