Jacquinot Hawkins
Wood River |
M. Jacquinot "Jackie" Hawkins, 89, formerly of Wood River, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at Montgomery Nursing and Rehab in Hillsboro.
She was born November 14, 1934 in Potosi, MO, the daughter of Russell Julius and Florence Lucille (Brase) Mouser.
On August 2, 1953 in Arkansas, she married William "Bill" M. Hawkins. He died on December 21, 2006.
Jackie graduated from East Alton-Wood River High School in 1952. In the 1970s, she completed data processing training at NCR Corporate Technical Education Center in Dayton, OH.
She was a homemaker for many years and sold Tupperware in the 1960s. Her family relocated to Hillsboro, IL in 1968. She began working at Hillsboro Hospital in 1971, and in 1975, when the "new" Hillsboro Area Hospital was completed, she was head of the first date processing department. She later worked at the Hillsboro Journal, Montgomery County Extension Office, and Montgomery County National Bank-Capri IGA Branch. In 2011, she moved to Auburn.
Jackie was a Christian and was strong in her faith. She was a member of the Auburn United Methodist Church. She was a 50-year member of the Order of Eastern Star, where she had served as Worthy Matron three times. She was a Girl Scout leader in Wood River for several years before moving to Hillsboro. She was a Sunday School teacher and was a first aid instructor for the American Red Cross.
Surviving are a daughter, Connie (Joe) Michelich of Auburn; two sons, Russ (Leilani) Hawkins of Putman, Dale (Kathy) Hawkins of Panama; 17 grandchildren; and 17 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Shirley Ann Hawkins in 1959; siblings and their spouses, Yvonne (Don) Brown, Joan (Mel) Gordon, Lorraine (Norbert "Woody") Woods, and Maurice (Frankie) Norton.
Visitation will be from 10 am until time of service at 11 am, Saturday, March 9 at Marks Mortuary in Wood River.
Burial will follow in Rose Lawn Memory Gardens in Bethalto.
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