Jeannette (Jan) Hawkins, 85 years old of Advance, IN, died Tuesday, August 17, 2010 in Hickory Creek at Lebanon. She was born November 26, 1924 in Rensselaer, IN, daughter of the late Orval Scott and Eva Belle Coen Huff. She married Earl Franklin Hawkins on December 17, 1944. He died October 18, 1989. She was a member of Advance Community Christian Church where she was active in the Women’s Fellowship. She was a member of the Riley Hospital for Children Cheer Guild where she actively volunteered. She enjoyed reading and taking road trips on Sundays with other women in the church. She worked as a secretary for the Standard REgister Company in Indianapolis for several years. Surviving are sons, Charles Edwin (J) Hawkins of Chehalis, WA, and David Earl (Diann) Hawkins of Thorntown, IN, grandchildren, Deborah (Ron) Tadlock of Mooresville, NC, Brian Hawkins of Concord, NC, Brad Hawkins of Landis, NC, Kathy Hawkins of Kingsland, GA, Ryan (Julie) Hawkins of Jamestown, IN, Tyler Hawkins of Indianapolis, IN, Alicia (Ryan) Threlkeld of Thorntown, IN, Arla (Joe) Linton of Jamestown, IN, and Amy (Ralph Jr.) Cline of Whitestown, IN, brother, Orval (Joyce) Huff of Indianapolis, IN, 11 great-grandchildren, 8 great great-grandchildren, 3 step-grandchildren, 6 step great-grandchildren, 2 step great great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a son, John Michael Hawkins, 3 brothers and 1 sister. Friends will be received Sunday, August 22, 2:00-6:00 p.m. at the Porter Funeral Home, Jamestown, Indiana. Services will be held at Porter Funeral Home, Monday, August 23, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. with Tab Greenlee officiating. Interment will follow in the Fairview Cemetery, North Salem, Indiana. Contributions may be made to the Riley Childrens Foundation, 30 S. Meridian, Ste. 200, Indianapolis, IN 46204 or Advance Community Christian Church, P.O. Box 6, Advance, IN 46102. Online condolences may be made at www.robertporterfuneralhome.com
