David Lee Hawkins, son of the late Iley Edmond Hawkins and Flossie Taylor Hawkins, was born on January 13, 1948 in Marston, Missouri and departed this life on September 30, 2014 at his residence in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 66.

Mr. Hawkins was of the Baptist faith.  He worked in maintenance at the Central Gardens Residential Care  Facility in Dexter, was a resident of Dexter and a veteran of the United States Navy.

On October 9, 1971, he was united in marriage to Sue Peridore in Campbell, Missouri.  Mrs. Hawkins survives of the home.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Michael Lee Hawkins and his wife Jessica of Bloomfield and Sam Hawkins and his wife Ashley of Dexter; by one sister, Jeannie Harris of St. Louis; and by two grandchildren, Mallory Hawkins and Allyson Hawkins.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, David Hawkins; by one brother, Charles Hawkins; and by one sister, Charlotte Spalding.

Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Friday, October 3, 2014 from 8:30 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. 

Funeral services will be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel at 10:00 A.M. with Rev. Rich Lee officiating. 

Interment will follow in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield.