Juanita Marie Hawkins
Juanita Marie Hawkins Juanita Marie Hawkins, age 85, of Whitter, Calif., passed away Thursday, June 10, 2010, in her home. She was born November 15, 1924, in Springfield, Mo, to Robert and Gladys (Snider) Buffenbarger. She enjoyed collecting hippos. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert Dudley Buffenbarger; mother, Gladys Esther; husband, Velza Thomas Hawkins; one brother; and three sisters. She is survived by two daughters, Betty Polden, Whitter, Calif., and Sue Ellen Zyla, of Fullerton, Calif.; three grandchildren, Michael Polden, Eric Polden, and Carol Marie Gross; seven great-grandchildren, Sara Polden, Amber Abel, Alexander Gross, Haley Gross, Elias Polden, Emma Polden, and Grace Polden; brother Donald Buffenbarger, of Springfield; and a host of friends and family. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Monday, June 21, 2010, in Greenlawn Funeral Home North, Springfield, Mo. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Mo. Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m., Sunday, June 20, 2010, in Greenlawn Funeral Home, North.