Beckham County, OK - Obits: Hester Jane Hawkins, 1934 Monday, 15 Sep 2008 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm ************************************************ HAWKINS, HESTER JANE, (21 Jan 1934, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham co, OK) Mrs. D. H. Hawkins Dies At Home At Sayre Funeral services for Mrs. D. H. Hawkins, pioneer Beckham county citizen, were held Friday afternoon at Sayre. Mrs. Hawkins was 73 years old at the time of her death. She was the grandmother of Miss Vesta Evans of Elk City, and the mother of Mrs. W. C. Evans of Carter. The funeral services were attended by Miss Evans and Miss Cobb. (25 Jan 1934, Elk City Journal, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): Mrs. Hester Jane Hawkins died January 18. She is survived by six sons; P. A. Hawkins, Altus, H. B. Hawkins, Seattle, Wash.; J. C. Hawkins, Pendleton, Ore.; Ed Hawkins, Lockney, Texas; Claude Hawkins, Sayre and Dot Hawkins, Clovis, N.M. Five daughters, Mrs. Belle Lee, Abilene, Texas; Mrs. Alice Thompson, Washburn, Texas; Mrs. Rose Adams, Reed; Mrs. Ruby Martin, Sayre. All but J. C. and H. B. Hawkins were at her bedside when she died. --------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/beckham/beckham.html