Owen L. Hawks
Owen L. Hawks, age 94, passed away Aug. 11, 2021. Owen was born on Dec. 22, 1926, to Burton and Helen Hawks. He grew up and attended school in the New York community near Hamilton.
After high school he attended Chillicothe Business College. In 1945 he enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he served two years as a clerk in the Pacific Theatre. In the late 1940s he moved to Kansas City. He found employment as a freight rate clerk for various offices, and retired in 1991.
During his retirement, Owen enjoyed woodworking and seeing the world with his wife, Bobbie. They traveled from Fairbanks, AK, to the southern tip of South America, to Cairo, Egypt, Hong Kong, Shanghai, China, St. Petersburg, Russia, and many places in between.
Owen is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Burton.
He will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife of 18-½ years, Bobbie; daughters, Kristi Boyer and Karla Kopp; and grandchildren, Meghan and Jacob Boyer and Chad, Kevin, Ben, and Kari Kopp; great-grandchild, Naomi Kopp; stepsons, Stephen and Chris Langley; and their four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at Hillside Christian Church on Wednesday, Aug. 18. A visitation was held one hour prior to the service. Burial followed at White Chapel Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church. Arrangements were under the direction of Terrace Park Funeral Home in Kansas City.
