Mr. James D. "Jimmy" Hawkins Obituary in Orangeburg at Simmons Funeral Home

Obituary For Mr. James D. "Jimmy" Hawkins

Funeral services for Mr. James D. "JD" Hawkins, 88, of 755 Whitman Street, Orangeburg, SC will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday, August 5, 2019 at Simmons Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel, 2868 Columbia Road, Orangeburg, SC, with interment to follow in Heavenly Rest Memorial Park. The Reverend Julius C. Sistrunk is officiating.

Mr. Hawkins was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina on September 16, 1930 to the late Carl and Susie Curry Hawkins. He was called to eternal rest on Monday, July 29, 2019 at the Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC.

Mr. James D. “J.D.” Hawkins was educated in the public schools of Orangeburg County.

At an early age, he joined Oak Grove Baptist Church in Cope, South Carolina. Later in life, he became a member of St. Paul Baptist Church in Orangeburg, SC.

Preceding his in death were his parents, four sisters: Sadie Parler, Mozell Sharperson, Gracie Rivers, and Leina Mae Cleckley; and six brothers: Leon, Heyward, Daniel, Paul, Roosevelt, and John (known as Riley).

James leaves to cherish loving and fond memories one sister, Reverend Susie B. Washington of Brooklyn, NY; one sister-in-law, Rosa Mae Hawkins of Orangeburg, SC; two brothers: Gerald (Gladis) Hawkins and Carl, Jr. (Marva) Hawkins of Avon Park, Florida; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held Sunday, August 4, 2019 from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m..

Family and friends may call at Simmons Funeral Home and Crematory of Orangeburg.

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To the Nephew of the Late Mr. J.D. as we so affectionately called him at Saint Paul Apartment. Complex. As the former Property Manager and on behalf of the residents who knew and missed him from the property, condolences are being sent to you and your family. Mr. J,D, was special to Saint Paul. Please find some comfort in knowing that others share in your loss. Be blessed and know earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal. There was nothing you could ask Mr. JD to do that he would not do within his ability. He would certainly keep the ground tidy during tenancy until his health failed. According to the Resident Iniatitive Coordinator Mrs. Peggy Kirkland, there was hardly ever, if not any, organizational meeting that he would miss. He will be missed most definitely,.. Margaret Stokes