Russellville Rustler of November , 1948 PERRY HAWKEN DIES SUDDENLY FRIDAY MORNING James Perry Hawken, 48, died suddenly at his home, 118 Meadow Lane, Jefferson City, early Friday morning as the result of a heart attack. Mr. Hawken had not been subject to heart attacks but became ill in the night. After arising during the night he went to the living room and sat down in a chair. Here his wife found him dead when she tried to arouse him about 8 o'clock Friday morning. Perry was born May 14, 1900, at Tuscumbia, the son of Sam and America Hawken. He attended the Tuscumbia schools, both grade school and high school. On August 22, 1922 he was united in marriage to Miss Opal McCasland. Mr. Hawken had worked for the Oberman Manufacturing Company until last July for a period of 26 years. Recently he had operated the Schell service station on the corner of High and Adams streets in Jefferson City. Besides his wife, he is survived by one son and one daughter, Harold E, Jefferson City, and Mrs. J. D. Nelson, Hartford, Conn. and his paretnts, Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Hawken Tuscumbia; two sisters and two half-sisters, and two half- brothers. One half-sister, Mrs. Fred Klindt (Myrtle) preceded him in death Sept. 8 of this year.. Surviving sisters are Mrs. Truman (Nellie) Vernon of Kansas City, Kansass and Mrs. Forrest (Opal) Lewis of Baxter Springs, Kansas. Half sisters and brothers are Miss Francis Hawken of Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Mable Wyrick and Wayne Hawken, both of Kansas City, Kansas; and Jessie Hawken of Tuscumbia. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Thorpe J. Gordon Funeral Home in Jefferson City by the Rev. Wilferd P. Harmon, pastor of the First Christian Church. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery at Jefferson City. note- Perry is the son of Samuel Perry Hawken and his first wife Sallie Williams Hawken, daughter of Alexander and Emma James Williams. ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.