Obit of Hawkins, Ernest Jack - Jefferson County, Oklahoma

Thanks to http://www.amarillonet.com/ for permission to upload their
obits to the USGenWeb Archives.
Copyright, http://www.amarillonet.com/                         19 Mar 2006
Return to Jefferson County Archives:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/jefferson/jefferson.htm
==========================================================================
                             USGENWEB NOTICE
                     Copyright.  All rights reserved.
             http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
==========================================================================
::Fort Cobb Cemetery--Fort Cobb OK

Ernest Jack Hawkins

DENTON - Ernest Jack Hawkins, 68, died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church of Fort Cobb,
Okla., with Rev. Charlie Blount officiating. Burial will be in Fort Cobb
Cemetery in Fort Cobb by Mulkey-Mason, Jack Schmitz and Son Funeral Home.

Mr. Hawkins was born Feb. 15, 1935, in Ryan, Okla., to Jack and Ernestine
(Morrison) Hawkins. He graduated from Broxton High School. He attended OSU
and ENMU on a basketball scholarship.

He excelled in sports throughout high school and college. He played
semipro baseball. He was married to Joy Glover on Sept. 1, 1956, in
Portales, N.M. He served in the Texas National Guard. He was a retired
general sales manager for Gene Messer Cadillac in Amarillo prior to moving
to Denton.

During his career he was recognized for top achievement in his field. He
was strong, determined and loving with his family and in his career. His
sense of humor and quick wit always brought a smile to those around him.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church. His favorite pastimes
were golf and his grandsons.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Tricia Withrow and husband, Kevin,
of The Colony; his mother, Ernestine Hawkins of Fort Cobb; three brothers,
Preston Hawkins of Marlow, Okla., Bill Hawkins of Fort Cobb, and Pat
Hawkins of Mooreland, Okla.; and two grandsons, Austin Withrow and Tyler
Withrow, both of The Colony.

The family suggests memorials be to the Building Fund of First United
Methodist Church, 201 S. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201; or Brain Tumor
Research, in care of Karen Fink, University of Texas Southwestern Medical
Center, P.O. Box 91088, Dallas, TX 75391-0888.

Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Amarillo Globe News, Dec. 19, 2003
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Return to Jefferson County Archives:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/jefferson/jefferson.htm