Extracted from The Alexandria Daily Town Talk (Alexandria, LA)
Thursday, January 11, 1996

J.P. Hawthorne Sr.

J.P. Hawthorne Sr., 77, of Deville died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 1996, in St. Frances Cabrini Hospital.

Arrangements will be announced by Hixson Bros.

He was a native of Georgetown and a member of First Baptist Church, Pineville. He was owner and operator of Hawthorne Patrol and Detective agency.

Survivors include his wife, Earnestine White Hawthorne of Deville; one son, Joseph P. Hawthorne Jr. of Deville; three daughters, Peggy Jo Coleman and Patsy Cudd, both of New Prospect Community, and Ethel Sandra Hawthorne of Pineville; four brothers, Lloyd Hawthorne, Richard Hawthorne and Andrew Hawthorne, all of Pineville, and Bobby Ray Hawthorne of Poland; nine grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 605C Medical Center Drive, Alexandria, La. 71301-8127.