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William Alpha Hawkins

16 Jan 1884 – 29 Jul 1950

Birth	16 Jan 1884
Death	29 Jul 1950
Cemetery	Eastside Cemetery Bridgeport , Wise County , Texas , USA
Added by	Lynn Biggs Long on 23 May 2009
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32928994

Bio

Son of John Wesley Hawkins and Columbia Tennessee Chitwood Hawkins. Bridgeport, Aug. 29 - W. A. Hawkins, 66, Bridgeport funeral director since 1918, died at 6:05 p.m. Tuesday in a hospital here after an illness of three months. Hawkins, a native of Wise County, had served for 30 years as a deacon at First Baptist Church here and was a member of Bridgeport Masonic Lodge No. 587. He joined the Baptist Church at the age of 17. He married Miss Sarah Jane Thomas, who survives him, at Bridgeport Jan. 3, 1906. Other survivors are a daughter Miss Reba J. Hawkins, Bridgeport; four sons, Paul of Henrietta, Bert of Bridgeport, and Leon and Jack T. Hawkins, both of Jacksboro; his mother Mrs J.W. Hawkins, Chico; a sister, Mrs H.H. Morgan of Drain, Ore.; two brothers, George and Earl Hawkins, both of Chico; and twelve grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at 4 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church here, with Rev. John R. Ferguson officiating. Burial in Eastside Cemetery. Wise County Messenger Thursday, September 7, 1950

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Family

Parents

• John Wesley Hawkins 1855–1929
• Columbia Tennessee Chitwood Hawkins 1867–1951

Spouse

• Sarah Jane Thomas Hawkins 1889–1969 FaG

Siblings

• George Washington Hawkins 1886–1981
• Ethel Pearl Hawkins Morgan 1889–1956
• Carolina Nancy Mae "Carrie" Hawkins Porter 1895–1937
• Earl Sebren Hawkins 1896–1987
• Thelma Verdee Hawkins Chilton 1901–1934

Children

• Paul Hulen Hawkins 1906–1995 FaG
• Vernon Leon Hawkins 1910–1981 FaG
• William Alpha Hawkins 1912–1913 FaG
• Bert Estes Hawkins 1915–1982 FaG
• Jack Thomas Hawkins Sr 1917–1999 FaG
• Reba Jewell Hawkins Mann 1918–1991 FaG

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