Mr. Amos E. Hawkins
March 19, 1925 – February 9, 2021
Amos E. Hawkins, 95, a long time resident of North Palm Beach, FL, went to be with our Lord and Savior on February 9, 2021 after a short battle with pneumonia.
He was born on March 19, 1925 in North Kingsville, OH.
As a teenager, Amos sailed cargo ships in the great lakes.
He was a WWII veteran of the US Navy operating one of the world's first fire control (gun aiming) computers aboard the USS Lejeune, a troop transport ship. He often spoke of the atrocities returning troops told who liberated the concentration camps of Nazi Germany.
After his discharge, he attended Rio Grande College where he studied to be in the ministry.
College was where he met and married his wife, Ruth (Robinson). Later they moved to Florida where he earned his master's degree in education and taught elementary school for 26 years.
He had a passion for gardening. Until just recently, he did all his own lawn work and had a vegetable garden every year and many fruit bearing trees in the yard. He loved growing tomatoes, beans, corn and giant pumpkins. He also had a passion for growing flowers in the yard. With his green thumb, nearly everything he planted would grow and thrive.
Amos is survived by his wife of 73 years, Ruth; a son, Dennis of The Acreage, FL; two grandsons, Christopher of Jupiter, FL and Andrew of Middletown, DE; one granddaughter, Kathryn Tromblay of Dacula, GA; and six great-grandchildren, Lillian, Charles, Nathan, Claire (Tromblay), Luna and Serena.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles E. C. (1936) and Ruby Lillian (Brydle) Hawkins (1945); his son, Charles E. Hawkins (1994); his first daughter-in-law, Jacci Hawkins-Gilbert (2010); and four sisters, Lora Harwood (1983), Peg (Minnie) Blayney (1986), Mary Hawkins (1994), and Emma Remaley (2017).
Visitation will be at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, February 17, 2021, with a graveside funeral service will immediately following at 11:00 AM in the Royal Palm Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Funeral Home, West Palm Beach, FL, with pastor Larry Richardson officiating.
Amos was a long time member of The Gideons and helped start their Northern Palm Beach County chapter. Over the years, he placed many Gideon Bibles and spoke in numerous churches. In lieu of flowers, please donate Gideon Bibles In Memory Of Amos Hawkins. In Memory Cards are available in most churches and will be available at the services. Online donors may visit www.gideons.org.
March 19, 1925 – February 9, 2021
Amos E. Hawkins, 95, a long time resident of North Palm Beach, FL, went to be with our Lord and Savior on February 9, 2021 after a short battle with pneumonia.
He was born on March 19, 1925 in North Kingsville, OH.
As a teenager, Amos sailed cargo ships in the great lakes.
He was a WWII veteran of the US Navy operating one of the world's first fire control (gun aiming) computers aboard the USS Lejeune, a troop transport ship. He often spoke of the atrocities returning troops told who liberated the concentration camps of Nazi Germany.
After his discharge, he attended Rio Grande College where he studied to be in the ministry.
College was where he met and married his wife, Ruth (Robinson). Later they moved to Florida where he earned his master's degree in education and taught elementary school for 26 years.
He had a passion for gardening. Until just recently, he did all his own lawn work and had a vegetable garden every year and many fruit bearing trees in the yard. He loved growing tomatoes, beans, corn and giant pumpkins. He also had a passion for growing flowers in the yard. With his green thumb, nearly everything he planted would grow and thrive.
Amos is survived by his wife of 73 years, Ruth; a son, Dennis of The Acreage, FL; two grandsons, Christopher of Jupiter, FL and Andrew of Middletown, DE; one granddaughter, Kathryn Tromblay of Dacula, GA; and six great-grandchildren, Lillian, Charles, Nathan, Claire (Tromblay), Luna and Serena.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles E. C. (1936) and Ruby Lillian (Brydle) Hawkins (1945); his son, Charles E. Hawkins (1994); his first daughter-in-law, Jacci Hawkins-Gilbert (2010); and four sisters, Lora Harwood (1983), Peg (Minnie) Blayney (1986), Mary Hawkins (1994), and Emma Remaley (2017).
Visitation will be at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, February 17, 2021, with a graveside funeral service will immediately following at 11:00 AM in the Royal Palm Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Funeral Home, West Palm Beach, FL, with pastor Larry Richardson officiating.
Amos was a long time member of The Gideons and helped start their Northern Palm Beach County chapter. Over the years, he placed many Gideon Bibles and spoke in numerous churches. In lieu of flowers, please donate Gideon Bibles In Memory Of Amos Hawkins. In Memory Cards are available in most churches and will be available at the services. Online donors may visit www.gideons.org.
Mr. Amos E. Hawkins
March 19, 1925 – February 9, 2021
Amos E. Hawkins, 95, a long time resident of North Palm Beach, FL, went to be with our Lord and Savior on February 9, 2021 after a short battle with pneumonia.
He was born on March 19, 1925 in North Kingsville, OH.
As a teenager, Amos sailed cargo ships in the great lakes.
He was a WWII veteran of the US Navy operating one of the world's first fire control (gun aiming) computers aboard the USS Lejeune, a troop transport ship. He often spoke of the atrocities returning troops told who liberated the concentration camps of Nazi Germany.
After his discharge, he attended Rio Grande College where he studied to be in the ministry.
College was where he met and married his wife, Ruth (Robinson). Later they moved to Florida where he earned his master's degree in education and taught elementary school for 26 years.
He had a passion for gardening. Until just recently, he did all his own lawn work and had a vegetable garden every year and many fruit bearing trees in the yard. He loved growing tomatoes, beans, corn and giant pumpkins. He also had a passion for growing flowers in the yard. With his green thumb, nearly everything he planted would grow and thrive.
Amos is survived by his wife of 73 years, Ruth; a son, Dennis of The Acreage, FL; two grandsons, Christopher of Jupiter, FL and Andrew of Middletown, DE; one granddaughter, Kathryn Tromblay of Dacula, GA; and six great-grandchildren, Lillian, Charles, Nathan, Claire (Tromblay), Luna and Serena.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles E. C. (1936) and Ruby Lillian (Brydle) Hawkins (1945); his son, Charles E. Hawkins (1994); his first daughter-in-law, Jacci Hawkins-Gilbert (2010); and four sisters, Lora Harwood (1983), Peg (Minnie) Blayney (1986), Mary Hawkins (1994), and Emma Remaley (2017).
Visitation will be at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, February 17, 2021, with a graveside funeral service will immediately following at 11:00 AM in the Royal Palm Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Funeral Home, West Palm Beach, FL, with pastor Larry Richardson officiating.
Amos was a long time member of The Gideons and helped start their Northern Palm Beach County chapter. Over the years, he placed many Gideon Bibles and spoke in numerous churches. In lieu of flowers, please donate Gideon Bibles In Memory Of Amos Hawkins. In Memory Cards are available in most churches and will be available at the services. Online donors may visit www.gideons.org.
March 19, 1925 – February 9, 2021
Amos E. Hawkins, 95, a long time resident of North Palm Beach, FL, went to be with our Lord and Savior on February 9, 2021 after a short battle with pneumonia.
He was born on March 19, 1925 in North Kingsville, OH.
As a teenager, Amos sailed cargo ships in the great lakes.
He was a WWII veteran of the US Navy operating one of the world's first fire control (gun aiming) computers aboard the USS Lejeune, a troop transport ship. He often spoke of the atrocities returning troops told who liberated the concentration camps of Nazi Germany.
After his discharge, he attended Rio Grande College where he studied to be in the ministry.
College was where he met and married his wife, Ruth (Robinson). Later they moved to Florida where he earned his master's degree in education and taught elementary school for 26 years.
He had a passion for gardening. Until just recently, he did all his own lawn work and had a vegetable garden every year and many fruit bearing trees in the yard. He loved growing tomatoes, beans, corn and giant pumpkins. He also had a passion for growing flowers in the yard. With his green thumb, nearly everything he planted would grow and thrive.
Amos is survived by his wife of 73 years, Ruth; a son, Dennis of The Acreage, FL; two grandsons, Christopher of Jupiter, FL and Andrew of Middletown, DE; one granddaughter, Kathryn Tromblay of Dacula, GA; and six great-grandchildren, Lillian, Charles, Nathan, Claire (Tromblay), Luna and Serena.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles E. C. (1936) and Ruby Lillian (Brydle) Hawkins (1945); his son, Charles E. Hawkins (1994); his first daughter-in-law, Jacci Hawkins-Gilbert (2010); and four sisters, Lora Harwood (1983), Peg (Minnie) Blayney (1986), Mary Hawkins (1994), and Emma Remaley (2017).
Visitation will be at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, February 17, 2021, with a graveside funeral service will immediately following at 11:00 AM in the Royal Palm Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Funeral Home, West Palm Beach, FL, with pastor Larry Richardson officiating.
Amos was a long time member of The Gideons and helped start their Northern Palm Beach County chapter. Over the years, he placed many Gideon Bibles and spoke in numerous churches. In lieu of flowers, please donate Gideon Bibles In Memory Of Amos Hawkins. In Memory Cards are available in most churches and will be available at the services. Online donors may visit www.gideons.org.
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