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- Edward V. Hawk, 87, of Reeds Corners Road in Sparta died in his home Thursday (Aug. 15, 1991) after a long illness.
Born on Sandy Hill in the Town of Wayland Oct. 1, 1903, a son of Bert and Nellie Wagner Hawk, he was married on Oct. 1, 1983, to Erna Doster Hawk who survives. He was employed as a pressman at the former F.A. Owen Publishing Co. in Dansville for 35 years, retiring in 1970.
Mr. Hawk was a member of the Sparta Center Methodist Church and several fraternal organizations including Avon Lodge 455 of the I.O.O.F. for 63 years. He was a member of Stoney Brook Rebekah Lodge 116, F.&A.M. of Dansville for 62 years; Royal Arch Masons Chapter 91 of Dansville; Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of the Corning Consistory, Order of the Eastern Star, both Deborah Chapter 364 of Dansville and Wayland Chapter 498. Mr. Hawk was a royal patron of Kate J. Jackson Court of Amaranth in Dansville.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, Albert of Dansville, Gordon of Groveland and Duane of Rush; a stepson, William Beamon of Groveland; four grandchildren and a great-grandson. He was predeceased by his wives, Fannie Andrus and Alida Bassage.
A service was conducted in the Hindle Funeral Home of Dansville Tuesday evening with the Rev. G. Calvin Sheasley officiating. Burial was in Greenmount Cemetery, Dansville.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Sparta Center Methodist Church or the Dansville Ambulance Fund. (GCE, August 22, 1991, p4)
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