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Nancy Clara Hawkins

F, #8226, b. 1907, d. 28 October 1928

Parents

FatherEdgar Marvin Hawkins (b. 17 January 1874, d. August 1968)
MotherNana Laura Pratt (b. 27 July 1871, d. 5 December 1957)

Biography

Birth1907Nancy Clara Hawkins was born in 1907 in Steelton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Death28 October 1928She died on 28 October 1928 at 1350 Highland Avenue in Rochester, Monroe County, New York,1
Obituary29 October 192829 October 1928, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Obituary:. HAWKINS:
Entered into life eternal at her home, 1350 Highland Avenue, Sunday, Oct 28, 1928, Nancy Clara Hawkins, beloved daughter of Edgar M. and Nana Pratt Hawkins, and sister of Mrs. S. Clark Seelye, Richard P. and Edgar M. Hawkins, Jr. Funeral services at the residence Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 30, 1928, at 2 o'clock.
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Citations

  1. [S836] Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, 29 Oct 1928, p. 23; (newspapers.com)

Edgar Marvin Hawkins, Jr.

M, #8227, b. 1908, d. 26 November 1987

Parents

FatherEdgar Marvin Hawkins (b. 17 January 1874, d. August 1968)
MotherNana Laura Pratt (b. 27 July 1871, d. 5 December 1957)

Family: Carol Aston Parham (d. 23 October 2008)

SonVal Parham Hawkins+ (b. 19 December 1941)
SonEdgar Marvin "Ted" Hawkins, III+ (b. 10 September 1943)
DaughterCarol Hawkins (b. 1947, d. before 2008)

Biography

Birth1908Edgar Marvin Hawkins, Jr., was born in 1908 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.
GraduationHe graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts,
Newspaper Mention9 December 1935He was mentioned in a newspaper report about Nana Laura Pratt when 9 December 1935 edition of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, reported
Marriage License12 November 1940He and Carol Aston Parham were licensed to wed on 12 November 1940 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Edgar is listed as single, age 32, a Sales Supervisor born in Rochester, NY and residing at 331 N. Boulevard, Petersburg, Va.

Carol Aston Parham is age 26, single, father's name I. Val. Parham and mother's name Lucille Loyd. Residence: 1607 Westover Ave., Petersburg, Va.
Marriage16 November 1940He and Carol Aston Parham were married on 16 November 1940 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Married by Edwin R. Carter, Episcopal Church.
Newspaper Mention27 June 1960The 27 June 1960 edition of the The Progress-Index, Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, reported in the Business News:

Edgar M. Hawkins, a former resident of Petersburg and son-in-law of City Treasurer I. Val Parham, has been elected a vice president of Stone & Webster Service Corporation, on the the nation's large management consulting firms.

Hawkins was superintendent of the Petersburg office of Virginia Electric and Power Company in 1945-1955 and left here to become manager of utilities at Danville. In 1957 he moved to Coldwater, Mich. where he was executive vice president of Michigan Gas Utilities Company.

He joined Stone & Webster in 1933 and returned to the company in July, 1959.

He is an engineering graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he also took his graduate work for a masters degree in business administration.

Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins live in Darien, Conn. They have three children: Val P., 18 who graduated from Darien High School this year; and Ted, 16, and Carol, 13, who attend Darien schools.
Residence1970As of 1970 Edgar lived in Darien, Fairfield County, Connecticut, and was Senior Vice President of Stone and Webster Management Consultants, New York.
Relocation1977In 1977, Edgar Marvin Hawkins, Jr., moved to Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia.
Death26 November 1987He died on 26 November 1987 in Denver, Colorado,
Obituary30 November 198730 November 1987, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Richmond Times-Dispatch Obituary:. EDGAR M. HAWKINS JR., RETIRED EXECUTIVE, DIES
Richmond Times-Dispatch (VA) - Monday, November 30, 1987
Edgar Marvin Hawkins Jr., a retired utilities executive, died Thursday in Denver.

The 79-year-old Petersburg resident was a native of Rochester, N.Y., and a graduate of the Massachussetts Institute of Technology.

Mr. Hawkins served in World War II as a lieutenant commander with the Navy Construction Battalion in Alaska and the Pacific.

He had a number of jobs in the utilities industry, starting as district superintendent with Virginia Electric and Power Co., now Virginia Power.

He was manager of utilities for Danville, became executive vice president of Michigan Gas Utilities Co. and was president from 1973 to 1976 of Southeastern Utilities Co. of Atlanta.

Upon his retirement from the industry in 1976, Mr. Hawkins worked as an independent consultant. During his professional career, he was a senior vice president for Stone and Webster Management Consultants.

Mr. Hawkins is survived by his wife, Carol Parham Hawkins; a daughter, Miss Carol Ashton Hawkins of Denver; two sons, Val Parham Hawkins of Alexandria and Edgar M. Hawkins III of Darien, Conn.; a brother, Richard P. Hawkins of Hingham, Mass.; and a sister, Mrs. Samuel C. Seelye of Hingham.

The funeral will at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Covenant Presbyterian Church in Petersburg. Burial will be in Blandford Cemetery.
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Samuel Clark Seelye

M, #8228, b. 1903, d. 1981

Family: Margaret Hawkins (b. September 1906, d. 1996)

Biography

Birth1903Samuel Clark Seelye was born in 1903 in Massachusetts.
Marriage12 June 1926He and Margaret Hawkins were married on 12 June 1926 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York,
Death1981He died in 1981 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts,
Burial1981He was buried in 1981 at Hingham Cemetery in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
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Carol Aston Parham

F, #8229, d. 23 October 2008

Family: Edgar Marvin Hawkins, Jr., (b. 1908, d. 26 November 1987)

SonVal Parham Hawkins+ (b. 19 December 1941)
SonEdgar Marvin "Ted" Hawkins, III+ (b. 10 September 1943)
DaughterCarol Hawkins (b. 1947, d. before 2008)

Biography

Marriage License12 November 1940Carol Aston Parham and Edgar Marvin Hawkins, Jr., were licensed to wed on 12 November 1940 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Edgar is listed as single, age 32, a Sales Supervisor born in Rochester, NY and residing at 331 N. Boulevard, Petersburg, Va.

Carol Aston Parham is age 26, single, father's name I. Val. Parham and mother's name Lucille Loyd. Residence: 1607 Westover Ave., Petersburg, Va.
Marriage16 November 1940Edgar Marvin Hawkins, Jr., and she were married on 16 November 1940 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Married by Edwin R. Carter, Episcopal Church.
Death23 October 2008She died on 23 October 2008 at Petersburg Ladies Home in Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia,
Obituary24 October 200824 October 2008, Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, The Progress-Index Obituary:. Carol Parham Hawkins, 94, died Oct. 23, 2008, at The Petersburg Ladies Home in her hometown of Petersburg, Va. 

She took pride in being the first girl born on Westover Avenue in Petersburg. Her parents were I. Val Parham of Petersburg and Lucille Loyd Parham, formerly of Lynchburg.

She was a 1937 graduate of Randolph–Macon Woman's College. 

After her marriage in 1940, she lived with her family in Williamsburg, Va., Danville, Va., Coldwater, Mich., Darien, Conn., and Atlanta, Ga. 

In retirement, she and her husband moved back to Petersburg 31 years ago. She was a wonderful mother and devoted friend, who managed to maintain friendships acquired in the many places in which she lived over the years. She was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church, a talented floral arranger, and an active contributor to her book clubs. She loved a good story, and entertained many generations of family and friends with her extraordinary good humor and love of interacting with people.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Edgar Marvin Hawkins Jr., and her daughter, Carol Aston Hawkins. She is survived by two sisters, Lucille Parham Crane of Litchfield, Conn., and Katherine Parham Price of Jonesboro, Ark.; and her sons, Val Parham Hawkins and his wife, Florence Fox Hawkins of Alexandria, Va., and Edgar Marvin Hawkins III and his wife, Christine Hawkins of Darien, Conn. Five grandchildren also survive her, including Eleanor Hawkins Maguire and her husband, William Patterson Maguire of Washington, D.C.; Val Parham Hawkins Jr. and his wife, Sophie Brown Hawkins of Washington, D.C.; Chance Colbert Hawkins, of San Francisco, Calif.; Andrew Aston Hawkins of Austin, Texas; and Thomas Edgar Hawkins of Alexandria, Va. She also leaves four great-granddaughters.

Burial service will be at Blandford Cemetery at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 31, 2008, followed by a memorial service at The Petersburg Ladies Home at 10:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Fellowship Fund of the Petersburg Ladies Home, 311 South Jefferson St., Petersburg, VA 23805. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com.
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Edgar Marvin "Ted" Hawkins, III

M, #8230, b. 10 September 1943

Parents

FatherEdgar Marvin Hawkins, Jr. (b. 1908, d. 26 November 1987)
MotherCarol Aston Parham (d. 23 October 2008)

Family 1: Faver "Vera" Chance Thomason (b. 8 December 1946, d. 11 April 2013)

SonChance Colbert Hawkins (b. about March 1976)
SonAndrew Aston Hawkins (b. 2 September 1978)

Family 2: Christine R. Zucco (b. about 1945)

Biography

Birth10 September 1943Edgar Marvin "Ted" Hawkins, III, was born on 10 September 1943 in Richmond, Virginia.
Newspaper Mention13 July 1958He was mentioned in a newspaper report about Val Parham Hawkins when 13 July 1958 edition of the Battle Creek Enquirer, Battle Creek, Michigan, reported
Graduation1965Edgar Marvin "Ted" Hawkins, III, graduated 1965 from Brown University in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island,
Graduation1965He graduated 1965 from Brown University in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island,
Newspaper Mention1 March 1970The 1 March 1970 edition of the The Progress-Index, Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, reported "Miss Thomason to Marry Edgar Marvin Hawkins III"
Marriage9 May 1970He and Faver "Vera" Chance Thomason were married on 9 May 1970 at Valley United Presbyterian Church of Portola Valley in Palo Alto, California,
Newspaper Mention10 May 1970The 10 May 1970 edition of the Bryan Eagle, Bryan, Texas, reported
Divorce1986He and Faver "Vera" Chance Thomason were divorced in 1986 in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Marriage14 June 1986He and Christine R. Zucco were married on 14 June 1986 in Darien, Fairfield County, Connecticut,
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Faver "Vera" Chance Thomason

F, #8231, b. 8 December 1946, d. 11 April 2013

Parents

MotherPatience Williamson Chance (b. 27 August 1917, d. 26 April 2001)

Family 1: Edgar Marvin "Ted" Hawkins, III, (b. 10 September 1943)

SonChance Colbert Hawkins (b. about March 1976)
SonAndrew Aston Hawkins (b. 2 September 1978)

Family 2: Wyatt

Biography

Birth8 December 1946Faver "Vera" Chance Thomason was born on 8 December 1946 in Bryan, Texas.
Marriage9 May 1970Edgar Marvin "Ted" Hawkins, III, and she were married on 9 May 1970 at Valley United Presbyterian Church of Portola Valley in Palo Alto, California,
Divorce1986Edgar Marvin "Ted" Hawkins, III, and she were divorced in 1986 in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
MarriageWyatt and she were married, date unknown
Death11 April 2013She died on 11 April 2013 in Austin, Travis County, Texas,
Obituary5 May 20135 May 2013, Bryan, Texas, Bryan Eagle Obituary:. Vera Faver Wyatt December 8, 1946 - April 11, 2013 Vera Faver Wyatt, 66, of Sonoma, Calif., passed away on April 11, 2013 in Austin with her sons Chance and Andrew by her side.

A private memorial will be held at a later date. Vera was born Faver Chance Thomason on December 8, 1946, in Bryan, Texas, to William Ewing Thomason and Patience Chance Thomason. She graduated from the Bishop's School in La Jolla in 1965. She attended Briarcliff College and the University of Colorado, receiving a liberal arts degree in Art History in 1969. In the 1970s she lived abroad in England and France before moving with her family to Connecticut. In Connecticut she worked as a stockbroker for Merrill Lynch, attended the Yale Forestry School, and raised two sons.

In 1997, Vera moved back to Texas to live in Austin. She was a sixth-generation Texan whose family settled areas of Brazos and Burleson counties in the days of the Alamo. She instilled in her sons, both now attorneys, respect for family, heritage, and public service. Her father was an attorney and entrepreneur, as well as a WWII veteran who served as a lieutenant colonel on Gen. Douglas MacArthur's executive staff. Her paternal grandfather was R. Ewing Thomason, an attorney who served as mayor of El Paso, state legislator and speaker of the Texas House, U.S. congressman from El Paso, and federal judge for the Western District of Texas. Her maternal grandfather was George G. Chance, a businessman, rancher, and cotton farmer in the Brazos valley who served as president of the National Cotton Council.

In 2004, Vera retired and moved from Austin to Sonoma. While living in Sonoma, she enjoyed volunteering, walking her Weimaraner Amber, traveling, and spending time with her friends and her sons. She had many interests and passions, including art and photography, French culture and cuisine, and great literature and biographies. She loved making new friends and sharing stories, and she always found a way to laugh and learn from life's travails. She will be remembered for her warmth, wit, wisdom, and bravery.

Survivors include her sons, Chance Colbert Hawkins of San Diego, Calif., Andrew Aston Hawkins and his wife, Natalie, of Austin; her sister, Abigail Chance Thomason and husband, Tom Sawyer of Lexington.
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Carol Hawkins

F, #8232, b. 1947, d. before 2008

Parents

FatherEdgar Marvin Hawkins, Jr. (b. 1908, d. 26 November 1987)
MotherCarol Aston Parham (d. 23 October 2008)

Biography

Birth1947Carol Hawkins was born in 1947.
Deathbefore 2008She died before 2008
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Val Parham Hawkins

M, #8233, b. 19 December 1941

Parents

FatherEdgar Marvin Hawkins, Jr. (b. 1908, d. 26 November 1987)
MotherCarol Aston Parham (d. 23 October 2008)

Family: Florence Fox

SonThomas Edgar Hawkins
DaughterEleanor Lauren Hawkins+ (b. 1972)
SonVal Parham Hawkins, Jr. (b. 9 February 1975)

Biography

Birth19 December 1941Val Parham Hawkins was born on 19 December 1941 in Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia.
Newspaper Mention13 July 1958The 13 July 1958 edition of the Battle Creek Enquirer, Battle Creek, Michigan, reported
Graduation1963He graduated 1963 from Lafayette College in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in industrial engineering and economics.
Newspaper Mention30 March 1969The 30 March 1969 edition of the The Bridgeport Post, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, reported
Marriage9 August 1969He and Florence Fox were married on 9 August 1969 at Old Saint Mary's Church in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania,
Newspaper Mention20 August 1969The 20 August 1969 edition of the The Progress-Index, Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, reported
Occupation1974In 1974 Val worked in Amelia Island, Florida, as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Amelia Island Plantation,
Relocation1977In 1977, Val Parham Hawkins moved to Alexandria, Virginia.
Residence2000As of 2000 Val lived in Alexandria, Virginia,
Newspaper Mention19 June 2009The 19 June 2009 edition of the Local Kicks Community Website, Alexandria, Virginia, reported
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Florence Fox

F, #8234

Family: Val Parham Hawkins (b. 19 December 1941)

SonThomas Edgar Hawkins
DaughterEleanor Lauren Hawkins+ (b. 1972)
SonVal Parham Hawkins, Jr. (b. 9 February 1975)

Biography

Marriage9 August 1969Val Parham Hawkins and Florence Fox were married on 9 August 1969 at Old Saint Mary's Church in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania,
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Val Parham Hawkins, Jr.

M, #8235, b. 9 February 1975

Parents

FatherVal Parham Hawkins (b. 19 December 1941)
MotherFlorence Fox

Biography

Birth9 February 1975Val Parham Hawkins, Jr., was born on 9 February 1975.
Marriage22 July 2000He and Sophie Stephanie Pezon Brown were married on 22 July 2000 in Amboise, France,
Newspaper Mention23 July 2000The 23 July 2000 edition of the, New York City, New York County, New York, reported New York Times
Residence2023As of 2023 Val lived in Washington, District of Columbia,
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Sophie Stephanie Pezon Brown

F, #8236

Family: Val Parham Hawkins, Jr., (b. 9 February 1975)

Biography

Marriage22 July 2000Val Parham Hawkins, Jr., and Sophie Stephanie Pezon Brown were married on 22 July 2000 in Amboise, France,
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Christine R. Zucco

F, #8237, b. about 1945

Family: Edgar Marvin "Ted" Hawkins, III, (b. 10 September 1943)

Biography

Birthabout 1945Christine R. Zucco was born about 1945.
Marriage14 June 1986Edgar Marvin "Ted" Hawkins, III, and she were married on 14 June 1986 in Darien, Fairfield County, Connecticut,
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Chance Colbert Hawkins

M, #8238, b. about March 1976

Parents

FatherEdgar Marvin "Ted" Hawkins, III (b. 10 September 1943)
MotherFaver "Vera" Chance Thomason (b. 8 December 1946, d. 11 April 2013)

Biography

OccupationChance worked as an Attorney in San Diego.
GraduationHe graduated from University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado,
Birthabout March 1976He was born about March 1976.
Graduationabout 2001He graduated about 2001 from Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco, California,
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Thomas Edgar Hawkins

M, #8239

Parents

FatherVal Parham Hawkins (b. 19 December 1941)
MotherFlorence Fox

Biography

Marriage7 October 2017Thomas Edgar Hawkins and Caroline Elizabeth Coleman Short were married on 7 October 2017 in Charleston, South Carolina,
Wedding Anncmt7 October 2017On 7 October 2017, charlestonscbrides.com, Charleston, South Carolina, published the wedding announcement
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Caroline Elizabeth Coleman Short

F, #8240

Biography

Marriage7 October 2017Thomas Edgar Hawkins and Caroline Elizabeth Coleman Short were married on 7 October 2017 in Charleston, South Carolina,
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Eleanor Lauren Hawkins

F, #8241, b. 1972

Parents

FatherVal Parham Hawkins (b. 19 December 1941)
MotherFlorence Fox

Biography

Birth1972Eleanor Lauren Hawkins was born in 1972.
Marriage30 October 2004William Patterson Maguire, III, and she were married on 30 October 2004 at St. Matthews Cathedral in Washington, District of Columbia,
Newspaper Mention31 October 2004The 31 October 2004 edition of the New York Times, New York City, New York County, New York, reported
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William Patterson Maguire, III

M, #8242

Biography

Marriage30 October 2004William Patterson Maguire, III, and Eleanor Lauren Hawkins were married on 30 October 2004 at St. Matthews Cathedral in Washington, District of Columbia,
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Olivia Katharine Maguire

F, #8243

Parents

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Maeve Valandigham Maguire

F, #8244

Parents

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William Patterson Maguire, III

M, #8245

Parents

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Patience Williamson Chance

F, #8246, b. 27 August 1917, d. 26 April 2001

Family:

DaughterFaver "Vera" Chance Thomason+ (b. 8 December 1946, d. 11 April 2013)

Biography

Birth27 August 1917Patience Williamson Chance was born on 27 August 1917 in Bryan, Texas.
Death26 April 2001She died on 26 April 2001 in Bryan, Texas,
Obituary28 April 200128 April 2001, Austin, Travis County, Texas, Austin American-Statesman Obituary:.
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Wyatt

M, #8247

Family: Faver "Vera" Chance Thomason (b. 8 December 1946, d. 11 April 2013)

Biography

MarriageWyatt and Faver "Vera" Chance Thomason were married, date unknown
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Andrew Aston Hawkins

M, #8248, b. 2 September 1978

Parents

FatherEdgar Marvin "Ted" Hawkins, III (b. 10 September 1943)
MotherFaver "Vera" Chance Thomason (b. 8 December 1946, d. 11 April 2013)

Family: Natalie Nicole Gray (b. 20 November 1977)

Biography

Birth2 September 1978Andrew Aston Hawkins was born on 2 September 1978.
Graduation2000He graduated 2000 from University of Texas in Austin, Travis County, Texas,
Graduation2006He graduated 2006 from University of Texas School of Law in Austin, Travis County, Texas,
Marriage29 September 2012He and Natalie Nicole Gray were married on 29 September 2012 in Travis, Travis County, Texas,
Residence2023As of 2023 Andrew lived in Austin, Travis County, Texas,
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Natalie Nicole Gray

F, #8249, b. 20 November 1977

Family: Andrew Aston Hawkins (b. 2 September 1978)

Biography

Birth20 November 1977Natalie Nicole Gray was born on 20 November 1977 in Tarrant County, Texas.
Marriage29 September 2012Andrew Aston Hawkins and she were married on 29 September 2012 in Travis, Travis County, Texas,
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Ernestine Williams Hills

F, #8250, b. 12 October 1912, d. 9 December 1946

Family: Richard Pratt Hawkins (b. 23 February 1904, d. 7 January 1997)

Biography

Birth12 October 1912Ernestine Williams Hills was born on 12 October 1912 in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Marriage4 October 1941Richard Pratt Hawkins and she were married on 4 October 1941 at North Church in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Hills of Brookline and Hingham, Mass.
Death9 December 1946She died on 9 December 1946 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts,
Burial12 December 1946She was buried on 12 December 1946 at Hingham Cemetery in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
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