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Hawkins, Elmira Faye
Elmira Faye Hawkins, 91, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Memorial Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, June 29, at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor JR Henderson. Visitation: noon to service time Saturday at the funeral home. Burial: Wesley Chapel Cemetery, rural Bloomfield, Iowa, at a later date.
She is survived by three sons, 10 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and two brothers.
Elmira was born Feb. 9, 1922, the daughter of George and Elsie (Shepherd) Long. She owned LaVogue Beaute Salon in Davenport. Elmira was an electrologist and enjoyed making hats and doing craft projects.
She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant daughter, a brother and a sister.
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Published in The Gazette June 26, 2013.
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