A Time to Live
Mary Alice Hawkins was born on March 25, 1954 in Jasper, FL to the late Ellen Spaulding Johnson and Raymond
Johnson.
A Time to Educate
She attended J. R. E. Lee High School and was a graduate of Hamilton County High School Class of 1972.
A Time To Labor
Over the years, she was employed as a cook, housekeeper and a nursing aid.
A Time To Worship
She accepted Christ at an early age and joined New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Jasper, FL where she
sung in the choir.
A Time to Reflect
She was a caring person that had an unconditional love for her children and grands, loved her jewelry and a good
writing pen.
A Time to Leave
On December 9, 2019 while under the care of North Florida Rehabilitation and Specialty Care her health began to fail
and she was then transported to North Florida Regional Hospital. On Wednesday afternoon with her loving family
by her bedside, Alice life came to a close as an angel was summoned to escort her to a brand new home.
A Time to Mourn
She leaves to cherish her memories: her husband:
John W. Hawkins, Sr., Gainesville, FL; three sons: John W.
Hawkins, Jr., Jennings, FL, Demeatrice Hawkins, Valdosta, GA, Chaderick Hawkins (Erin), Gainesville, FL; ten grand-
children: Brentley, Bailey, Hannah, Savannah Hawkins, Jennings, FL, Demeatria, Demeatriona Hawkins, Jasper, FL,
Demeatrice Hawkins, Jr., Mayo, FL, Tatiana, Chaderick, Jr., and Isyss Hawkins, Gainesville, FL; one great-grand:
Ja'Layah Coleman, Jasper, FL; siblings: Willie Reid, Sr., Ada Dean Curry, Hazel Warner, Jasper, FL; one godbrother:
Anthony Simmons; special friends: Quayshaun Thomas, Mary Ann Godbolt, W. J. Johnson, Joanne Sheffield and a
host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.