Obituary of Charles Booth Jr.

Charles Booth, 87, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 16th surrounded by his family. Charles was born April 20, 1934 in Collins, Mississippi to the late Charles and Gracie Booth. Charles was employed in Erie, PA at Weil McClain, Tool Work and Zurn and was an independent cement finisher. He loved riding motorcycles, gardening, fishing, hunting and sewing. Charles united with the Old Hopewell Baptist Church, Collins, MS. at a young age. He united with Second Baptist Church, Erie, PA in 2014. He was preceded in death by eight sisters: Vallie Carrie Burney, Allie Pearl Jeffries, Ernestine McGee, Helen Bennett, Roxie Sullivan, Christine Miller, Magnolia Dean, Bobbie Neil Curlett, Bobbie Jean Knight, three brothers: Cranford, Clezell and Ezell Booth. He leaves to cherish his memories his wife of 65 years Betty Crumbly Booth and his children: Charles Carson, Clarence Heidelberg and Charles Jean Booth Jr., Holly and Jason; eight grandchildren, Megan Barber and Travis Booth, five great grandchildren; two sisters, Aline (Eddie) Colvin, Erie, Pa. and Catherine Owens, Collins, MS. Friends may call at the Dusckas-Martin Funeral Home & Crematory Inc. 4216 Sterrettania Rd. Erie, PA 16506 on Tuesday December 28, 2021 from 10:00 AM until the time of the service at 11:00 AM; Eulogy by Rev. Darrold Hobson of Second Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Erie County Memorial Gardens.