Joan P. Hawkins

MADISON, Ala. -- Joan P. (Connors) Hawkins, 69, of Madison and formerly of Shirley, died Friday, April 14, in her home after a lengthy battle with cancer. For 38 years, she was the wife of retired Army Sgt. Maj. Homer Paul Hawkins, who died in 1995.

She was born in Boston on Oct. 24, 1936,...