Josephine Hawthorne went home to be with the Lord on February 4, 2017; Cherished mother of Juanta Clark, Sharon Hawthorne, Rayfield Hawthorne and Herbert Hawthorne; Loving sister of Fannie Hall, Betty Austin, Judith Moore, Moses Austin and John Sturdivant; Grandmother of Celestine Harrell, Gatrina Clark, Mustafa Khabir, Kandyce Hawthorne, Amber Hawthorne; Great-grandmother of 12