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Vernon Dale Hawthorne
Vernon Dale Hawthorne
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Vernon Hawthorne Obituary
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 23, 2023, at Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church, 12507 Mt. Tabor Road, Odessa, Missouri, 64076. Burial to follow at Mt. Tabor Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church or Mt. Tabor Cemetery Association. Memories of Vernon and condolences for his family may be left at www.LedfordFamilyFH.com or on the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home Facebook page. Arrangements have been entrusted to Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, Missouri, 64076, 816-633-5524.
Vernon was born on November 22, 1938, in Leeton, Missouri, to Willard W. and Anna Fae (Cox) Hawthorne. Vernon graduated from Mayview High School in 1956. He began full-time employment with Hallmark Cards Inc. in Kansas City the following fall. Vernon was drafted into the United States Army in December 1961, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and was honorably discharged in December 1963. Vernon and Lola Belle Couch were united in marriage on October 24, 1964. Vernon retired from Hallmark Cards in 1994 after 38 years of employment.
He was a regular contributor at the morning "farming" table at JJ's Down Home Cafe. Along with caring for his livestock and tending to his crops, Vernon enjoyed spending time with his much-loved grandchildren.
Vernon is survived by his wife, Lola Belle Hawthorne, of the home; three daughters, Beth Ann Fox and husband Chad of Mayview, MO, Lea Ann Hawthorne and fiancée Fred Walter of Trimble, MO, and Sara Ann Hawthorne of Odessa, MO; five grandchildren, Celestia Ann Shippy (Drew), Willard Dale Fox, Clay Fox, Robert Magruder, and Austin Magruder; one great-grandson, Liam Shippy; a brother, Ronnie Hawthorne (Martha) of Mayview, MO; a sister, Betty Tyree (George "Art"), of Blue Springs, MO; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Vernon was preceded in death by two sisters, Barbara Ann Hawthorne and Linda Kay Fizer.
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Leora (Ehlert) Bremer
March 23, 2023
I remember Vernon and his siblings well from the years at Mayview School. My sympathy to his family, may you find peace and comfort.
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Sharon Bertz Guffey-Lewis
March 22, 2023
Sending sincere sympathy to the family. We were neighbors for many years! Sharon (Bertz) Guffey-Lewis.
Gary Glover
March 22, 2023
As a kid growing up in Mayview, my grandparents lived across the road from the Hawthorns. I remember Vernon well, as he always had Ford cars that ran very well. I always enjoyed looking at them. As an adult, I always enjoyed talking with Vernon about the old times. He was a very special person to me.
Sincerely,
Gary Glover
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