George E. Hawkins 1850-1914

HAWKINS

Posted By: Sara Stevens Patton (email)
Date: 11/2/2005 at 13:37:37

RED OAK SUN, Friday March 20, 1914

"George Ephraim Hawkins,well known and highly respected through over 40 years of residence in Montgomery county, died at his home 501 Maple st., at 4:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, March 15, from a complication of stomach and kidney troubles, from which he had been a sufferer for two years. His condition had been critical for several months.

The funeral was held at the home at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, March 18, Rev. A.O. Wright, of the Christian church, conducting the service. The pall bearers, all of them nephews of the deceased, were Inda and Harry Stevens, Walter A., O.E., Chas. and George Jackson. Singing was by Mrs. Fred Tonner, Miss Myra Wolfe, Arthur Hersman and H.J. Atkinson. The remains were laid to rest in Red Oak cemetery.

Those who came from a distance to attend the funeral were Mrs. D. C. Umsted, from St. Louis MO; Mrs. C.J. Burnham and George Jackson, from Villisca.

George Ephriam Hawkins was born in Knox county, Ohio, Aug. 11, 1850, and came to Montgomery county in 1868. He returned to Ohio and was married in Delaware County Nov. 10, 1869, to Mis Sade L. Stultz, and in 1870 they moved here and for six years made their home in West twonship, near where Hawkins park now stands. They moved to Red Oak in 1876, and this has since been their home.

Mr. Hawkins was on the road for John Deere Plow Co. from 1876 until 1880, then for four years engaged in the retail grocery busines here with O.J. Gibson, and also with William Koehler. He then worked in the Dearborn coal office for several years, and from 1890 until 1895 was the local agent for the Standard Oil Co. For several years until compelled to quit on account of ill health, he was a traveling saleman for the Red Wing Advertising Co, of Red Wing Minn.

Surviving Mr. Hawkins are his wife and four children, as follows: A. M. Hawkins, Owen C. Hawkins and Russel F. Hawkins, all of Red Oak, and Mrs. D.C. Umsted, of St. Louis, Mo; Mrs. Erial Stevens, a sister, also survives.

Ever since 1864 Mr. Hawkins had been a member of the Christian church, and he was one of the church's most active members. He was one of the organizers of the church society here in 1874, and was an earnest worker in the church as long as his health permitted. He was a good man, and he leaves a host of friends whose hearts are saddened by his death and who express sincere sympathy for the sorrowing family."