Dorothy Jean Hawkins

Dorothy Jean Hawkins, a lifelong resident of Hastings, Michigan, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus, on April 4, 2020 at Carveth Village in Middleville, Michigan.  Dorothy was born on April 30, 1931, the daughter of William Reid and Alta Belle (Callahan) Reid.

Dorothy was a 1949 graduate of Hastings High School.  On July 30, 1949 she married Harold F. Hawkins, and they were married for 52 years prior to his death.  Dorothy was a beautician in Hastings and was the owner of her own business called "The Curling Iron".  She served on the Hastings City Council from 2002-2006.  She was a member of Cedar Creek Bible Church and worked for years in the Sunday School Program at First Baptist Church of Hastings and loved singing in the choir.  She liked to travel, enjoyed camping with family, but most of all, just spending time with her family and grands.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and siblings Thelma Campbell, Margaret Armour, Robert Meredith, Earl Wayne, and Helen Foster.  She was born the youngest of eight children on her eldest sister's 19 ^th birthday.

Dorothy is survived by her daughters Neysa (Steve) Kirouac, Pamela (Larry) Cook, Joan (Ron) Schrubba, Stephanie (Tim) Girrbach, eight grandchildren Noelle, Brook, Courtney, Callie, Joshua, Luke, Katie, and Quinn  Twenty-one great-grandchildren Jillian, Rey, Lorraine, Agnus, Seth, Marcus, Eldon, Peter, Eleanor, Lucy, Jocelyn, Jaxon, Avner, Isela, Flannery, Desmond, Zachary, Zoey, Gradon, Milah and Chance.

A graveside service was held on Monday, April 6, 2020 at Hastings Township Cemetery, Pastor Robert Norton of Cedar Creek Bible Church officiating. A Celebration of Life will be held at a future time.  Arrangements by Girrbach Funeral Home, to leave an online condolence, visit www.girrbachfuneralhome.net .