JOHN WILLIAM WIGGLESWORTH

WIGGLESWORTH, JOHN WILLIAM

Perry, FL - Mr. John William Wigglesworth, 96, of Perry, FL, passed away Friday, January 1, 2010 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. Mr. Wigglesworth was a native and lifelong resident of Taylor County where he worked as a Brick Mason for many years. He was the son of the late William Wesley, and Annie Mae Denmark, Wigglesworth. He was of the Christian Faith and a member of the First Baptist Church of Perry. Mr. Wigglesworth was also a member of the Gideon's and the Taylor County Senior Citizens Center. In his spare time, he enjoyed watching sports, especially wrestling and Gator Football, hunting, fishing, and reminiscing about family and Taylor County history. Mr. Wigglesworth was preceded in death by his wife, Bessie Oglesby Wigglesworth in 2003, and a daughter, Johnel Wigglesworth in 1958.

He is survived by, 3 sons; William "Billy" Wigglesworth, and wife Mae, of Valdosta, GA, Joe Bartow Wigglesworth, and wife Zona, of Tallahassee, and James Harvey Wigglesworth, of Barnesville, GA, 2 daughters, Faye Warren, and husband Lewis, of Melrose, FL, and Vivian Sheffield, and husband Bob, of Perry, 2 brothers, Lester Wigglesworth, of Gainesville, and Clyde Wigglesworth, and wife Kathy, of Jacksonville, FL, 1 sister, Hazel Beverly, and husband Rev. FJ Beverly, of Waycross, GA, 24 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren, 7 great-great grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Funeral services for Mr. Wigglesworth will be held at 2:00PM Tuesday, January 5, 2010 in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church of Perry with Rev. F.J. Beverly, Dr. Walter Davis, and Rev. Glen Baker officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12-2PM, 2 hours prior to the service. All arrangements are under the care of Joe P. Burns Funeral Home.

You may sign the guestbook at www.joepburnsfuneralhomes.com.