Hawk

Oliver Perry Hawk Sr., 79, of Owensboro, Ky., died Sunday at the Owen-sboro Medical Health System.

Born Dec. 24, 1926, in Birdville, Pa., he was the son of Ira and Mable Staley Hawk.

He was a member of the Dawson Baptist Church in Philpot, Ky. where he was active in the choir.

Mr. Hawk served with the Navy on the USS PC 1078 in the Asiatic-Pacific area during World War II. He was an engineer 3rd class and received the Victory Medal.

He retired as a millwright from the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. after 30 years. He enjoyed working on his farm, fixing tractors, hunting, gardening and loved playing with his pet, Boots.

Surviving are his wife, Betty Hawk; a daughter, Cindy Baron and her husband, Tom, of Sarver; four sons, Terry Hawk and his wife, Amy, of Cabot, Ollie Hawk and his wife, Nancy and Mark Hawk and his wife, Beth, all of Sarver, and Brian Hawk of Maryland; a stepson, Artie Craig of Utica, Ky.; two stepdaughters, Frances Adkins and her husband, Donald, of Calhoun, Ky., and Marilyn Bickett and her husband, Mike, of Whitesville, Ky.; 17 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. A sister, Ann Roberson of Rockville, Md., also survives.

He was preceded in death by a son, Jim D. Hawk, who died in 2000; two brothers, Howard and Earl Hawk, and a sister, Marion Hamilton.

<B>HAWK </B>— Friends of Oliver Perry Hawk, who died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006, will be received from 11 a.m to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Wednesday at the <B>Glenn Funeral Home</B>, Owensboro, Ky. Services will follow at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial and military services by VFW Post 696 will be held at the Resurrection Cemetery.Memorial contributions may be made to the Dawson Baptist Church, 5880 Highway 54, Philpot, KY, 42366.Online condolences may be made at www.glennfuneralhome.com.