Tillar – Viola Hawthorne, 94 of Tillar passed away January 27 in Dermott. She was born January 3, 1921 in Brinkley. She was a homemaker and attended Amos Bayou Assembly of God Church.
Survivors; two sons, Vernon (Mary) Hawthorne, Dumas and Charles Hawthorne, Selma and two daughters, Patricia Stephens, Gould and Gloria (Norris) Stevens, Dermott, eighteen grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren and five great- great grandchildren.
Visitation held 6-8 p.m., Saturday, January 31, Griffin Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Services held 2 p.m., Sunday, February 1, Griffin Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Jefferson Cemetery. Arrangements are by Griffin Funeral Home Dumas, guest book at www.griffinfh.com.