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Opal J FORD

Cave Springs Cemetery
Benton County,
Arkansas

Frank

*Obituary
The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
Monday, November 29, 1999

GRAVETTE — Frank D. Hawkins, 66, of Gravette died Nov. 26, 1999, in Amarillo, Texas. He was born Jan. 10, 1933, in Mayflower to William Logan and Gracie Gertrude Brannon Hawkins. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and had lived in the Gravette area since moving here from California in 1990. He was retired from the Benton County Road Department. He was a member of the American Legion and attended the Full Gospel Pentecostal Church in Centerton.

Survivers include his wife, Opal Hawkins of the home; three daughters, Alicia Christensen of Lake Elsinore, Calif., Pamela Thompson of Redlands, Calif., and Cynthia Hawkins of San Bernadino, Calif.; six brothers, Carl Hawkins of Bentonville, Robert Hawkins and Thomas James Hawkins, both of Apple Valley, Calif., James Carol Hawkins of Kingman, Ariz., Larry Hawkins of Lakewood, Calif., and Kenneth Hawkins of Ontario, Calif.; one sister, Peggy Berg of Fontana, Calif.; six grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Lakeview Baptist Church in Cave Springs with the Rev. Pat Robinson officiating.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Rollins Funeral Home of Rogers.

Opal
Dec 1, 1916 - Dec. 10, 2011

*Obituary
Springdale Morning News
Tuesday, December 13, 2011

GRAVETTE — Opal Ford Hawkins, 95, of Gravette, departed this life on Dec. 10, 2011, in Bentonville.

She was born Dec. 1, 1916, to parents Wesley and Mary (Sandusky) Crawford.

Opal was a Christian. She was also a hard worker, and throughout her life was employed at the Co-Op, Bare Brand Hosiery, CTS Factory, First Brand and Barney's Store in Cave Springs. Opal also enjoyed sewing and gardening, and caring for others.

She is preceded in death by her parents; both husbands, Olan Ford and Frank Hawkins, a son, Doyal Ford; and her siblings.

Opal leaves behind to cherish her memory two sisters-in-law, Christine Crawford and Mae Crawford; her dear friends, Barbara and Lonnie Horn, and Debra, Jerry and Kristina Solomon; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, at Rollins Funeral Home, with burial to follow at Cave Springs Cemetery.

Visitation will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, at Rollins Funeral Home.

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