Martha V. Hawkins, age 88, of Paducah, passed away Friday, March 23, 2018, 2:50 p.m., at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center of Paducah.

Mrs. Hawkins was a member of Harrison Street Missionary Baptist Church where she served on the Mother's Board, Culinary Arts Committee, Youth Ministry, Welcoming Committee and the Missionary/Outreach Committee.  She was also a member of the Church Women United.  She was an educator retiree of the Paducah Independent School District head start program.

She is survived by three sons , Robert Dennis Hawkins of Indianapolis, IN, Henderson Hawkins Jr. and Samuel K. Hawkins I, both of Paducah; 22 grandchildren ; 39 great-grandchildren ; one great great-granddaughter ; three brothers , Theodore F. Stephens of Gary, IN, Davy R. Stephens of Merrillville, IN and Winston M. Stephens of Nashville, TN; one sister , Barbara Flowers of San Dimas, CA; several nieces, nephews, and cousins .

She was preceded in death by her husband Henderson Hawkins, Sr.; two sons, Leslie Howard Hawkins and Gregory Stephens, Sr.; one daughter, Veloria Virginia Hawkins McClellon, one brother and five sisters.  Her parents were Robert Stephens and Earline Jordan Stephens.

Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, March 31, 2018, 12:00 noon, at Harrison Street Missionary Baptist Church.  Reverend James L. Hudson will officiate and burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.

Friends may also call at the church on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the funeral hour.

Condolences may be left online at pettusrowlandfh.com.