Swan Hawkins

HAWKINS

Posted By: Bill Smith
Date: 8/10/2013 at 14:34:24

The Red Oak Sun, 14 June 1901

SWAN HAWKINS

SEEN IN STANTON

Stanton, June 11 ---- Swan Hawkins, who died Monday night, June 6, from brain fever after an illness of but two days, was one of the prominent business men of this town. He was born in Polstorp, Sweden, and was in his 62nd year. He came to the United States in 1868, living for two years in Moline, Ill., and coming to Stanton in 1870. He was a farmer for some years and when the Farmers' store and organized he moved to town and became manager of the store, continuing as such a number of years. He then engaged in the lumber business and in contracting and building, he having thoroughly learned the carpenter trade when a young man. He was enterprising and energetic and did a great deal of business. The Lutheran personage and a number of the handsomest houses in Stanton were built by him. He was in the midst of a great amount of work when stricken with fatal illness. He was married to Miss Abba Gabrielson July 10, 1877. Mrs. Hawkins and four children survive him. His lumber yard will be conducted for the present at least by Peter Ostrom, who for some years has been in charge of it for Mr. Hawkins. This arrangement will be permanent until the family see fit to dispose of the lumber yard. Mr. Hawkins had been a member of the Swedish Lutheran church of Stanton since it's organization and was active in church work. The funeral services were held in the Lutheran church on Wednesday afternoon, June 5. Rev. B. M. Halland preached the funeral sermon, Rev. J. E. Rydback read the obituary and preached on the theme of preparation for the next world, and Rev. A. J. Ostlin, of Wallin, led in the devotional exercises. The altar was a perfect bank of flowers.