(From Buchanan Funeral Home)
Dixie Graves Hawkins Wilks, age 82, of Monett, MO, passed away Saturday evening, March 19, 2022 at Lacoba Nursing Home in Monett.
Dixie was born on June 15, 1939 in Meansville, GA, the daughter of John and Bessie (Allen) Weatherly.
On August 31, 1958, Dixie married Bill Hawkins. To this union, two children were born. Bill preceded Dixie in death on February 12, 1971. On January 1, 1990, Dixie married Jim Wilks. He preceded her in death in 1996.
Dixie was also preceded in death by three brothers, Benjamin, Grady and Allen Weatherly; two sisters, Alma Forehand and Evelyn Tyus; and one grandson, William Hawkins III.
Surviving are one son, Bill Hawkins and wife Kristen, of Carthage, MO; one daughter, Tracy Wimberley and husband Russell of Monett; ten grandchildren, Jennifer Thompson and husband Philip, Kayla Beasley and husband Jared, Tyler Hawkins and wife Chelsea, Arin Hawkins, Keri Lasiter and husband Stephen, Ryan Hawkins, Kelley Hammond, John Hammond, Jr., Kevin Wimberley and wife Jennifer and Nick Wimberley; ten great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Jean Compton of Georgia and Madge Cowan of Florida.
Private services will be held for the family. Arrangements have been entrusted to Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett, MO.
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