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DATE: MONDAY, March 23, 1992                   TAG: 9203230002
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: A4   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: BEDFORD                                  LENGTH: Short

OBIT-HAWKINS, A.

BEDFORD - Alfred Gibbs Hawkins, 72 of Route 5, passed away Sunday, March 22, 1992, in Bedford County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Bedford County on March 21, 1920, a son of the late Major Alfred Hawkins and Beatrice Padgett Hawkins. He was preceded in death by his wife, Victoria S. Hawkins. He was a retired carpenter and a member of Mt. Hermon Baptist Church. He is survived by two brothers, Lloyd Hawkins, Salem; Clarence E. Hawkins, Bedford; two sisters, Neda Craig, Bedford, Louise Bishop, Clinchport, Va.; and several nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at Timber Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery by the Rev. Kenneth Bryan. The family will receive friends at Updike Funeral Home, Monday 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.