Obituaries

Jan Hawk

Janice (Jan) Beth Lawrence Hawk, 74, longtime resident of East Ridge Tenn., went home to be with the Lord on June 24, 2018, at NHC Sequatchie in Dunlap, Tenn. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mize Lawrence and Florence Price Lawrence. She graduated from the Girls Preparatory School in 1962 and graduated from the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga in 1971, with a degree in Home Economics. She was a longtime member of Brainerd Baptist Church where she sang in the choir and was later a member of Grace Bible Fellowship Church in Hixson. She worked as a dietician at Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home for several years and was a volunteer for many local organizations. Janice is survived by her husband of 49 years, Robert Jerry Hawk; two brothers, Philip Lawrence (Jennifer) and Mark Lawrence (Kay), both of Chattanooga; and her two daughters, Mary Geneva (Jenny) Hawk McDermott (Matt), of Pensacola, Fla., and Julie Elizabeth Hawk Raglin (Christopher), of Findlay, OH; her five grandchildren include Taylor Aslinger, Colby McDermott, Jacob McDermott, Benjamin Raglin, and Emily Raglin. A special thanks to the staff of NHC Sequatchie Valley for the excellent care they provided over the past four and a half years. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 30, 2018, at 10 a.m. at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, 404 S. Moore Road. The family will receive friends from 9 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 30, 2018, at the funeral home. Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaEastChapel.com.

Published June 28, 2018

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