"Herb and Amy Parents of the Whole Shebang"

5th child - Frank Jones HAWKES
spouse 1- Grace STAR d.9 Jan 1958 /
spouse 2- Minnie Ann NIELSON COX m.17 Jun 1959

[Herb and Amy Parents of the Whole Shebang]
(Written and sung for a family reunion - to the tune of “Davy Crockett” - by Frank and his wife Grace.)

Sarah Amy Jones was a very pretty girl,
Herbert Henry Hawkes thought that she was a pearl,
They fell in love in Logan Town,
And now their sons & daughters are the jewels of their Crown.
Herbert:- Herb and Amy, parents of the whole shebang.

First came Ella with her hair of gold,
And to hear her tell it she still ain’t very old.
Then came Kate, a cute brunette,
The scholar of the family and the teachers pet.
Ella: Kate and Ella first of the whole shebang.

Born in Pocatello was Herbert lad,
The first boy in the family so they named him for his Dad.
Then came Eva with her [smile] so sweet,
And exactly two years later the family I (Frank) did greet.
Herbert: Frank and Eva Three of the whole shebang.

Then came a lad that we laid to rest,
Joseph Jones, and He’d probably been the best.
Think of him often and let your children know.
That the sixth of the family was a boy named Joe.
Joseph: Jospeh Jones, sixth of the whole shebang.

Then came Ethel and she brought much joy.
Then came Lorin a tow-headed boy.
When these two were safely on shore
Everyone said there won’t be any more.
Ethel: Ethel and Lorin, winding up the whole shebang.

But the best of calculations can sometimes be
Wrong as the dickens in this land of the free
For seven years later when the kids were nearly raised
Along came Blayne and the the Saints be praised!
Blayne: Blayne J. Hawkes- Baby of the whole shebang.

Now this is quite a heritage for them first two
They had nine children before they were through,
Brought em all up Proper- to fear the Lord.
So lets all pull a little tighter on the family cord-- For
Herbert: Herb and Amy, Parents of the whole shebang.

Obituary - Blayne Jones HAWKES - Grandma Ella's youngest brother

Blayne Jones Hawkes

Bountiful

1920 - 2008

Utah Obituaries

Blayne Jones Hawkes, 88, passed way peacefully Sat. Dec. 20th 2008 at 10:20 PM as he laid down for bed.

He was born April 5th 1920 in Logan, Utah and was the son of Herbert Henry & Amy Jones Hawkes, the last of 9 siblings. He married Celia Drue Balls of Hyde Park Utah July 29th 1943 in the Logan Temple who preceded him in 2004 & has two surviving children, Sherman B. Hawkes of Bountiful, UT. and Mauna Sue Hunt of Las Vegas, NEV. He has 9 grand children & 14 great.

Blayne served a full time mission for the LDS Church in Northern Calif., retuned to marry Celia D. Balls and was drafted into the US Army during WWII serving in New Orleans as a Chaplin Assistant, writing inspirational radio messages for Army Chaplin's prior to D-Day. When discovered that he was shipping out for the invasion he was pulled off the ship to resume his duties writing radio broadcasts.

Upon returning to Logan he was recruited by Cash Valley Electric where he became an Apprentice Electrician, joining the IBEW & becoming a Master Electrician & Welder. Moving to Las Vegas in 1957 he worked for the Atomic Energy Commission through the IBEW Local 357 with a top secret clearance wiring Nuclear Bombs & working in the secret Area 51. During the 70's and 80, s Blayne worked on Steam and Nuclear power plants and many Las Vegas Hotels.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 27, 2008 at Russon Brothers Bountiful Mortuary, 295 North Main where friends and family may call Friday evening from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. and Saturday morning 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. prior to services.

Blayne will have a Military Burial and laid to rest in the Logan Cemetery at 1:30 PM Sat. the 27th. Take Care Dad. We Love You and have a wonderful Christmas with Mom.

Herbert Henry and Sarah Amy JONES HAWKES family

Sarah Amy JONES HAWKES (1875-1952)
oldest child Amy Ella HAWKES SMITH MONSON (1897-1971)

Sarah Amy JONES HAWKES (1875-1952)
oldest child Amy Ella HAWKES (1897-1971)

mother and daughters above / father and sons below
(Missing is middle son Joseph Jones HAWKES 1907-1910, who drowned in the irrigation ditch at age 2.)

Herbert Henry HAWKES (1869-1948)
youngest child Blayne Jones HAWKES (1920-2008 )

guessing - photos above were taken mid 1930
and family photo below taken mid 1940s

back: Frank, Eva, Kate, Ella, Herb,
middle: parents Sarah Amy JONES and Herbert Henry HAWKES,
front: Blayne, Ethel, Lorin

with grand child

married summer of 1896 lived their full lives in Logan, UT