Kern County Obituaries

Ross "Leon" Hawkins

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Ross "Leon" Hawkins, 78, pass.ed away on May 18, 1997. 
Leon will be missed by his family and friends. He is survived by 
his wife of 56 years, Imogene "Jean," daughters Barbara, 
Janelle, Betty and her husband Ron, his grandchildren Kristi, 
Royal, Tracey, and their spouses, and seven great-
grandchildren. Leon is also survived by his brother, three sisters, 
and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his 
parents and a sister.
Forty-year residents of Mojave, Leon and Jean moved into 
the Antelope Valley in 1955. Leon retired from the Kern 
Country Road Department after 25 years as a heavy-equipment 
operator. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church in 
Mojave and a veteran of World War II. Leon loved the 
outdoors and was an avid hunter-