BERNICE VANITA BOYKINS

BERNICE VANITA BOYKINS, aka “RED” was the only daughter, and the second youngest child born, on August 2, 1937, to the late Randle Jackson Sr. and late Irene Dibble Jackson. Her brothers are the late Timothy Jackson Sr., living Randle Jackson Jr., late Earnest Jackson, late/ youngest James Jackson Sr. They grew up in Temple, Texas. They attend Dunbar High School, where she played the clarinet in the band. Bernice loved attending the Dunbar High School Reunions. They knew her as “Red” in Temple, Texas. She was a devoted wife of the late Sergeant First Class, Retired, Booker T. Boykins Sr.

BERNICE VANITA BOYKINS was a Christian woman, accepted Jesus as a child, later became a, faithful, member of Macedonia Baptist Church, 963 SW 40th St., San Antonio, Tx. 78237, for many years. She was a good mother, a homemaker, taking care of her family, husband, children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, too. She loved to cook, bake, sing, travel, help others, play bingo, and she was a giver. She gave of her time in the community, at neighbor’s homes, in the schools her children attended, at PTO/PTA meetings, volunteering her time and services in the community, or on several military bases. She would go visit people (family, friends, or strangers). She shampooed hair, pressed hair, combed hair, braided hair, and would take meals to people who were sick, sick and shut in, disabled, in the nursing home, or at their homes. She was a giver and she gave, gave, and gave some more. She loved travelling and would get on the road to go see relatives and friends. She loved to check on them, including us, her family. She never met a stranger, that she would not talk to or help. She loved and cared about people, their well-being, and always had a gift to give them, one by one. She worked & retired at AAFES (Base Exchange-BX).

BERNICE VANITA BOYKINS departed this life, here on God’s Earth, on January 26, 2022, Wednesday, at 12:42 p.m. She leaves to cherish her brother, Randle Jackson, her children: Roger (Brenda) Boykins, Debra (Terry) Russell, Booker Boykins Jr., Evon Boykins, Charles Boykins, Tracye (Marlin) Richardson, Joseph (Sharon) Boykins, and Cheryl (Michael Sr.) Ham.

Also, her grandchildren: Christopher (Johnetta) Boykins, Katrina (Kendrick) Harris, Bridgette (Kendal) Haynes, Travon Boykins, Cherita (Kody) Book, Gabrielle Boykins, Mychal Boykins, Charles Boykins, Joseph (Tiffany) Boykins, Tralynn (Bryan Sr.) Victorian, Paige (Joseph) Sheffield, Roger Boykins II, Cherrelle Richardson, Michael Ham II, Deana Richardson, and Isaiah Ham. And a host of great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, relatives, cousins, sisters in laws, nieces, nephews and way more.