Allen Wooten Obituary

WOOTEN, SR., Allen ESTILL - Mr. Allen Nathan Wooten, Sr., 79, of 221 Keene Avenue in Estill, died early Sunday morning at his residence after an extended illness. Mr. Wooten was born in Hampton County, February 20, 1926, a son of the late John Franklin Wooten and Lettie Hadwin Wooten. He was a carpenter and retired from Southern Soya in Estill in the maintenance department. He was an Army veteran of World War II and was a member of the Furman Baptist Church. Surviving are: his wife, Mary Etta Smith Wooten of Estill; son, Allen Nathan Wooten, Jr., and wife Faye of Hardeeville; daughters, Catherine Elizabeth "Libby" Hiers and husband John of Hampton; Frances Murdaugh and husband Wesley of Hilton Head; four brothers, Franklin Wooten of Varnville, Roy Wooten of Scotia, Ray Wooten of Hampton and Dean Wooten of Springfield, Georgia; sisters, Viola Smith, Juanita Warren and Heloise DeLoache all of Hampton, and Marie Nix of Furman. There are seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mr. Wooten was pre-deceased by a sister, Clotiel Nunnelly, and a brother, John Wooten. Funeral service will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, in the Chapel of PEEPLES-RHODEN FUNERAL HOME IN HAMPTON, with burial in the DeLoach Cemetery near Nixville. Friends may call at the Chapel in Hampton located at 300 Mulberry St. from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, and Wednesday until the hour of services. The family suggests that those who wish may send memorials to the American Heart Association, 409 King Street, Suite 300, Charleston, S.C. 29403. The family will be at the home of Mrs. Libby Hiers on 601 North of Hampton. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.