Patricia Ann Hawkins

Patricia “Ann” Hawkins went to be with Jesus on August 17, 2024. She was born to Howard V. “Bob” and Helen Pauline (Berry) Cox on January 27, 1943 in Okemah, Oklahoma. Ann graduated from Butner High School in 1962. She graduated from East Central University in the spring of 1966. Ann married Jimmy Richard Hawkins on December 17, 1965 in Okemah, Oklahoma. They had two daughters, Anita Pauline Debord and Katie Renae Holdaway. Jimmy and Ann made their home in the Wilson community. She was well known at the Wilson School for her large Christmas candy platters, cakes, and icy punch. She worked at Oklahoma State Tech in Okmulgee before deciding to stay at home to raise her daughters. After Anita and Katie started school, she began working as the secretary at Hawkins Brother’s Auto Repair. After “the shop” closed in 2002, Ann worked as a secretary for LRS Companies. She spent a lot of time sewing, cooking, and decorating cakes. She developed and directed the children’s puppet ministry in her church. She served as the Sunday School secretary, cooked for Falls Creek, taught VBS, and was an all around “do whatever needed to be done” at Schulter Baptist Church for many years. Ann was extra special and served as a second mom to her siblings, nieces, and nephews. She enjoyed spending time with her sisters shopping, celebrating holidays, and traveling. She was completely devoted to her grandkids playing Play-doh, watching the “Polar Express” every Christmas, sitting on the porch swing watching them play, and making trips to Sonic.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, two brothers, Robert “Bobby” Cox and Gary Wayne Cox, brother-in-laws Jimmy Webb, David Beets, Hurbin Hawkins, Carel Hawkins, and Greg Eairheart, sister-in-laws, Lou Hawkins, Charlene (Hawkins) Eairheart, and Patsy Hawkins, step-daughter Frances Garrison and husband Daniel.

Ann is survived by her daughters, Anita Debord of Beggs, Katie Holdaway and husband Anthony of Beggs, step-daughter Saundra Tone and husband Jim of Sun City, Arizona, step-son Jerry Conklin and wife Kathy of Astoria, Oregon. Grandchildren Jeffrey Tone, Erin Will, Joseph Tone, Jeremy Conklin, Matthew Micheau, Stephanie Conklin, Stasha Conklin, Paul DeBord, Kaleb Holdaway, Joshua DeBord, Alexia Holdaway, Chloe Janik, Gabby Conklin, Lily Conklin, and Hunter Conklin. Sisters Kay Webb of Okemah, OK, Sue Beets of Okemah, OK, Joanie Leonard and husband Wesley of Eagletown, OK, and Cecelia Taylor and husband Tommy of Okemah, OK, sister-in-laws June Cox of Midwest City, Shirley Robertson of Henryetta, and Sally McElyea and husband Jim of Tulsa, brother-in-law Larry Hawkins of Henryetta, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Arrangements with Roger’s Funeral Home in Henryetta. Visitation is Tuesday August 20 from 12:00 to 7:00 p.m. Services will be Wednesday, August 21 at 2:00 p.m. at Preston Baptist Church. Internment following at Salt Creek Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be: Paul DeBoard, Kaleb Holdaway, Joshua DeBoard, Anthony Holdaway, Alexia Holdaway and Glenn Cox
Honorary Pallbearers: Patrick Cox, James Webb, Timothy Beets and Dustin Leonard