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Gloria Hawksley Obituary

HAWKSLEY, GLORIA A. (PROVOST), 92, of 2220 Warwick Ave., died Sunday, September 14, 2008 at Kent Hospital. She was the wife of the late George W. Hawksley and a daughter of the late Albert and Maria (Langlois) Provost.

Gloria was the beloved mother of George A. Hawksley of Warwick and Linda A. Anderson of Hope Valley and sister of Arlene Geer of Coventry. She is also survived by five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Her funeral service will be held Friday at 7 p.m. in the Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Chapel, 2435 Warwick Avenue, Visiting hours Friday 4-7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions to VNA Care New England, 51 Health Lane, Warwick, RI 02886 or the Warwick Firefighters Association, 111 Veterans Memorial Drive, Warwick, RI 02886 will be appreciated. Her burial will be private. Information and guestbook, visit www.TheQuinnFuneralHome.com.

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Published by The Providence Journal on Sep. 17, 2008.

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Paula Tubman

September 17, 2008

Audrey and Family,
I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Gloria. I will miss her dearly.

Sandy&Sal Salmoiraghi

September 17, 2008

I had the pleasure of meeting this wonderful woman recently and she will always have a place in my heart as well as her family.
Sandy Salmoiraghi

Geri Brown

September 17, 2008

Linda and George, I'm sorry to hear the news of your mother's passing, she was a wonderful person and I have fond memories of her when we were kids in Hillsgrove.
Love, Geri Brown

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