Haywood Hawkins Jr.
Posted: October 10, 2024
COLUMBUS — Haywood Hawkins Jr., 82, died Oct. 6, 2024, at his residence.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Mt. Zion M.B. Church, with the Rev. Jacquise Frison officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Olive M.B. Church Cemetery in Crawford. Visitation is from 2-6 p.m. Friday, at Carter’s Funeral Services. Carter’s Funeral Service of Columbus is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Hawkins was born July 24, 1942, in Lowndes County, to the late Haywood Hawkins Sr. and Louise Foster Hawkins. He was a graduate of R.E. Hunt High School, a 1965 graduate of Jackson State University, and a 1979 graduate of Tougaloo College. He was formerly employed as an educator with Columbus Municipal School District and with Hawkins Striping Service and was a member of Mt. Zion M.B. Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by wife, Marie Hawkins.
He is survived by his children, Vincent Hawkins of Columbus, Georgia, Harold Hawkins and Jerolyn Richards, both of Columbus, Gerrol Hawkins of Loganville, and Marvin Roland of New York; siblings, Dorothy Purnell of Dyersburg, Tennessee, Robert Hawkins and Deloris Brooks, both of Columbus, Brenda Davis of Houston, Texas, and Lori Tarver of Sacramento, California; and a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be James Cunningham, Tim Hargrove, Tyji Hawkins, Martin Andrews, TyShun Hargrove and Kelvin Brooks.