Charles Edward Hawkins, son of Lee Hawkins, Sr. and Velma Anderson Hawkins Jones was born in Fulton, Kentucky on February 16, 1942. Charles graduated from Lincoln High School in the class of 1961. He attended Evansville College until he joined the United States Air Force. After his honorable discharged, Charles relocated to San Jose, CA where he worked for Pacific AT&T until his retirement. He returned to Evansville, IN in 2005.
Charles leaves to mourn, one sister: Carolyn Hale (Matthew); two brothers: Lee Hawkins, Jr. (Ethel), Ricardo Jones (Arlene) and a host of nieces and nephews.