Rodney Louis Hawthorne

Rodney Louis Hawthorne obituary, Bastrop, LA

Rodney Louis Hawthorne

Rodney Hawthorne Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Golden Funeral Home of Bastrop, LLC on Jul. 21, 2025.

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Memorial services for Rodney Louis Hawthorne are scheduled for 2 PM Friday, July 25, 2025, in the chapel of Golden Funeral Home with Bro. Kevin Sanders officiating. Visitation will be held Friday, prior to the service, beginning at 1 PM.
Mr. Hawthorne was born in Bastrop, LA, on May 7, 1953, to Louis and Betty Hawthorne. He passed away Sunday, July 20, 2025, at the age of seventy-two. Mr. Hawthorne was a member of Bastrop United Pentecostal Church and later attended New Friendship Baptist Church with family. He loved anything outdoors: camping, arrowhead hunting, gardening, building fires, playing horseshoes, etc. If it could be done outside, that's where you would find him.
Mr. Hawthorne is survived by his children, Chastity Daigle, and husband Chad of Sterlington, LA, Felicia Tucker, and husband Heath of Douglas, AZ, and Cody Hawthorne, and wife Morgan of Bastrop, LA; brother, Davey Hawthorne, and wife Cindy of Mountain Home, AR; aunt "Butch" and uncle "Chubby", Francis and James Hawthorne of Bastrop, LA; cousins (who were like his brothers), Brad, Randy, and Robin Hawthorne; grandchildren, Gabe White, Trent Williamson, Chesnie Daigle, Cierra Zarger, Justin Tucker, McKenzie Leleu, Ashlynne, Bella, Ava, AB, Evan, and Asher Hawthorne.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Betty Hawthorne.
The family would like to give a special thanks to the staff at LeGrand Healthcare for their exceptional care and dedication.

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