Melba Azilete Morgan

1918 - 2008  (89 years)

• Name	Melba Azilete Morgan
  Birth	16 Feb 1918	Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, Texas
  Gender	Female
  Death	28 Jan 2008	Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas
  Notes	Melba A. Morgan, the second daughter, was born in Magnolia Springs, Texas, moved to Nederland with her parents, and graduated from Nederland High School in 1935. She worked for Bedford F. Pace, M. D., and Burnett H. Hall, D. D. S., between 1940 and 1945. She married Raymond Hawkins, also of Nederland, on March 4, 1945, and since their marriage, they have continued to make their home in Nederland. They are the parents of two sons and two grandsons. Melba Morgan Hawkins still has fond recollections of going to the old J. H. McNeill grocery at 1154 Boston Avenue with her father to pay the grocery bill on payday, and of receiving a generous bag of candy as a gift, or lagniappe as the French would call it. http://hans.wtblock.com/wtblockjr/henry.htm Melba Morgan Hawkins, 89, of Nederland passed away on Monday, January 28, 2008 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, January 31, 2008 in the chapel of Broussard's in Nederland. Interment will follow in Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A gathering of the family and friends will be from 1:00pm to service time at the mortuary. Mrs. Hawkins was a native of Magnolia Springs,TX and lived in Nederland for over 80 years. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Raymond R. Hawkins, son, Kerry Dee Hawkins, and sister, Daphna Woods. Melba was a member of First Baptist Church of Nederland since 1929, and graduated from Nederland High School, Class of 1935. Mrs. Hawkins is survived by her son, Morgan Lynn Hawkins and wife Judy of Nederland; grandsons, Chris Hawkins and wife Jamie of The Woodlands; R.J. Hawkins and wife Carrie of Lufkin; sisters,Seawillow Carrell of Beaumont, Emogene Anderson of Port Neches;brother, Maurice Morgan and wife Faye of Nederland; and a host of other relatives and friends.The family requests that memorial donations be made to the charity of your choice. MELBA AZILETE HAWKINS 16 Feb 1918 28 Jan 2008 (P) 77627 (Nederland, Jefferson, TX) (none specified) 452-09-4503 Texas (Courtesy of Phyllis Raines, 9/4/2009, email: crochet2639@att.net)
  Person ID	I9763	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Henry Louis Morgan,   b. 3 Dec 1881, Texas d. 18 May 1966 (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Maggie Eliza Bostick,   b. 22 Oct 1890, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas d. May 1984, Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	Henry and Maggie Morgan lived during the early years of their married life in a number of sawmill towns in Jasper County, including Magnolia Springs and Call, Texas, where one of the huge Kirby Lumber Company mills (formerly Cow Creek Lumber Company) was located. While their three oldest daughters were still quite young, the family moved in 1923 to their new home in Nederland, Texas, at what was then 225 Port Arthur Avenue. The former H. L. Morgan home still stands at 720 Fifteenth Street. http://hans.wtblock.com/wtblockjr/henry.htm
  Family ID	F4269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Raymond R. Hawkins,   b. 1 Nov 1915   d. 15 Nov 1993, Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1945
  Children	1. Kerry Dee Hawkins,   b. Abt 1952, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas d. 9 Sep 2006, Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F10915	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2009

  
  

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  Birth - 16 Feb 1918 - Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, Texas Death - 28 Jan 2008 - Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth