Andrews: Bernice Wilson Ackerman, 89, died Tuesday, January 3, 2006, at Williamsburg Regional Hospital in Kingstree. Mrs. Ackerman was born in Georgetown County near Andrews on March 23, 1916, the daughter of Marion C. Wilson and Ada Blakeley Wilson. She grew up in the Oceda Community of Georgetown County and was a graduate of Andrews High School. Mrs. Ackerman was the last Charter Member of Earle United Methodist Church, where she was pianist for many years. She was also a member of the United Methodist Women and a former member of the Administrative Board of the Church. Mrs. Ackerman was a member of the Forever Young Group at Trinity United Methodist Church, the Harmony Cemetery Committee, the Wednesday Morning Bible Study Group, and a former member of the Rosemary Garden Club. She was the widow of William Ellerbe Ackerman. Surviving are: two daughters, Gail A. Morris and her husband Walker and Elaine A. Brown and her husband Darrell, all of Andrews; three sons, W. Ellerbe Ackerman, Jr. and his wife Inga, Johnny H. Ackerman and his wife Kay, and Wilson H. Ackerman and his wife Willa, all of Andrews; a brother, Francis M. Wilson of Kingstree; ten grandchildren, Joey Morris and his wife Daphne, Kathy McCutcheon and her husband Mark, Cheryl Brown, Ryan Morris and his wife Michele, Dennis Brown and his wife Stacy, Tamara Moore and her husband Travis, Trey Ackerman and his wife Shannan, Timothy Ackerman and his wife Elaine, Kristy Ackerman, and Jay Ackerman; and eleven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Thursday, January 5, 2006, at three-thirty o'clock in Earle United Methodist Church. Officiating will be the Rev. J. Robert Huggins and the Rev. Sandra Stevens Poirel. Burial will follow in Harmony Cemetery. Sign a guest book at www.mayerfuneralhome.com. The family will receive friends at the Andrews Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home Wednesday evening, January 4, 2005, from six until eight o'clock. The family suggests in lieu of flowers memorials be sent to Earle United Methodist Church, 1697 Highway 521, Andrews, S. C. 29510. Funeral Home: Andrews Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 409 S. Morgan Avenue Andrews, SC US 29510