Zollie Jean Woodson

Zollie Jean Jefferys Woodson was born November 22, 1933 to the late Zollie Jefferys and the late Johnsie Jefferys Hargrave in Rockingham, North Carolina. She departed this life at her home on Wednesday, May 18, 2005. At the age of 12, Zollie confessed Christ as her personal Lord and Savior at the Church of God in Christ, in Rockingham. The second of four children, Zollie was educated in the North Carolina Public School System and graduated from Rockingham High School. After graduating from high school, Zollie moved to Baltimore, Maryland where she lived with her mother, step-father, the late John Hargrave, along with her three siblings.Zollie married the late James Woodson in 1963 and they resided in Baltimore, Maryland. Zollie and James lived a rich and full life, often traveling together to Virginia or other areas to visit family and friends. She worked for many years as a supervisor for Baltimore Uniform Rental, Inc. In later years, Zollie returned to the workforce as a receptionist at Villa Julie College in Baltimore. Known for her humor and quick wit, Zollie could always be counted on to keep family and friends laughing, no mater the situation. Bernie, as she was affectionately known, was a great cook and could often be found in the kitchen preparing a “Sunday dinner” most any day of the week, and for years hosted many family gatherings. Her doors were open to any family member who needed somewhere to stay, whether for a night or a month.Most recently, following the death of one of her nieces, April Brown, Zollie opened her home and her heart to care for April’s son, Joseph Fox. For the past eleven months, Zollie was a second grandmother to Joe, caring for him and treating him as though he were her own son.Zollie was preceded in death by her brother Don Ameche Jefferys and husband James Woodson, but leaves to cherish her memories: sisters, Doris V. Walker of Upper Marlboro, Maryland and Hazel Brown of Baltimore, Maryland; two brothers-in-law, Harold Walker and William Brown; two sisters-in-law, Goodie Woodson and Ethel Woodson of Baltimore, Maryland; several nieces and nephews; devoted friends, Barbara Jefferies and Monique Muir and a host of other relatives and friends.

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Zollie Jean Woodson

November 22, 1933 - May 18, 2005