Cecil Ray Hawkins

Cecil Ray Hawkins, 82, of Granbury passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2020. Service: 11:00 AM, Thursday, June 25, 2020, Wiley Funeral Home Chapel, Granbury, Interment: Acton Cemetery, Family will receive friends from 10:00 AM until service time, Thursday at the funeral home. Lie in State: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Wednesday, June 24, 2020, Wiley Funeral Home, Granbury. In lieu of flowers, memorials made be made to the Scottish Rite or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Cecil was born on April 20, 1938 in Tishomingo, Oklahoma to Johnnie and Gertrude Hawkins. His dad was his best friend. He married Joann Barnard on February 28, 1958 in Joshua, Texas. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather.

Cecil had a great sense of humor. He was a great storyteller and a friend to all. He enjoyed fishing, bowling, and coaching pee wee football, basketball and boxing. He was a master griller and he loved grilling and smoking for his family and friends.

Cecil was a member of Lakeside Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter: Deanna Shingleton, and brother: Robert Taylor.

Cecil is survived by his wife: Joann Hawkins, children: Cindy Pietrzykowski (Tony) and Johnny Hawkins, grandchildren: Scott Hawkins, Craig Hawkins, Vicki Hawkins, Christopher Shingleton, and Christen Hawkins, great-grandchildren Brandon Hawkins, Carmen Tulanowski, and Lauren Shingleton.