Margie B. Hawley
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Margie B. Hawley
October 8, 1933 - February 7, 2015
Margie Brassier
Hawley, 81, of China, died peacefully on Saturday, February 7, 2015. Margie was
born on October 8, 1933, in China, Texas, to Doris Theriot Brassier and Rayhiel
Brassier.
She graduated
from China High School in 1951. Margie began dating the love of her life, Frank Hawley, her
senior year, and soon after graduation, she and Frank were married in Our Lady
of Sorrows Catholic Church. She and
Frank lived several places while he worked for a pipe line company. In 1955, they moved back to China and Margie
worked for Camp Fire Girls as she and Frank began farming rice & soy beans.
In 1957, they had the first of three daughters.
Margie was a devout Christian Catholic that
faithfully attended Our Lady of Sorrows. She was a member of the altar society
and served on the parish council finance committee. She was an excellent cook and baker; her
German chocolate layer cake, pecan and coconut cream pies always brought top
dollar at the community auctions! Margie was a devoted wife, mother and
grandmother. A woman of strength and
self-discipline, she had many gifts and talents that she taught her daughters
and grandchildren. The greatest gift
she bestowed to her family was the gift of faith and her unwavering
unconditional love.
She was an avid basketball fan who had been
known to get escorted out of the gym due to her criticism of the officiating!
She became an experienced seamstress out of necessity of clothing three
girls. Margie loved playing all kinds of
games and looked forward to going to her monthly card game in Nome. An avid reader, she taught her children to
love books and learning. She also loved
playing the slot machines and going to the casinos.
Margie is survived by
three daughters, Sheri Jenkins and her husband, Jeffrey, of Winnie; Tina Almond
and her husband, Doug, of Beaumont; and Tammy Ballard and her husband, Michael,
of Fannett; grandchildren, Christopher Jenkins and his wife, Waverly; Amanda Almond;
Trent Almond; Ashton Almond; Aaron Ballard; and Braeden Ballard; brother-in-law,
Lee Broussard; sister-in-law, LaRue Hawley; cousin, Melba Theriot; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in
death by her parents; husband, Frank T. Hawley; and sister, Gladys Brassier
Broussard.
A gathering of Mrs.
Hawley’s family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., with a
Rosary recited at 5:00 p.m., Monday, February 9, 2015, at Broussard’s, 1605
North Major Drive, Beaumont. A Mass of
Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at Our Lady of
Sorrows Catholic Church, 245 Highway 90, China, Texas. Interment will follow at
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont.
In lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of Sorrows Altar Society, P.O.
Box 38, China, Texas 77613.
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