Douglas McArther Hawke
Marriages
Verna Mae (Clancy) Hawke - April 3, 1950
Burial Details
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 7B - February 12, 2020
Doug Hawke, loving husband,
father, grandfather and greatgrandfather, passed away
peacefully at The Center at
Foresight in Grand Junction on
February 5, 2020.
He was born June 7, 1930, to
James and Edna Hawke in Cleo
Springs, OK. Doug grew up on a
farm and knew what hard work
and responsibilities were at a
young age. He married the love
of his life, Verna Mae Clancy,
on April 3, 1950. They moved
to Wichita, KS, where he was
employed with the State Farm
Insurance Co. They moved to
Grand Junction in September
of 1957. After a few years he
worked for Morton Salt of
SLC, UT as a regional salt sales
associate.
His love to talk, and joke
with people, even those he did not know, made him an exceptional
salesman. Doug and Verna operated Verna’s Gift Shop on Main
Street where they sold handmade authentic turquoise jewelry. He
then started his own salt and bentonite clay sales business, H&H
Bentonite & Salt Inc., in 1981. He and his wife owned and operated
this successful sales company until retiring in 1993.
Church was always an important part of Doug and Verna’s life.
They were active in church right after their marriage in OK and
KS and later in Grand Junction. He was an elder and Verna was
the office manager at First Christian Church. He was an elder and
board member for years at Northeast Christian Church.
Doug and Verna loved to spend time with their family and
especially their grandkids, whether it be playing cards, camping
in the RV, hunting or four wheeling in Moab, Ouray or Leadville.
Along with church, he was an active member of the Grand Junction
Golden K Kiwanis Club and was 32nd degree Mason with Lodge
44 of out Enid, OK.
After retirement he and Verna would travel to south Texas and
meet with their friends for the winter months. As an avid football
fan, he loved his Denver Broncos and Oklahoma Sooners and also
enjoyed watching his grandsons, Brian and Randy, play football
and basketball in school.
He is survived by daughter, Marsha Waitley of Des Moines, IA;
son, Rick (Barbara) Hawke of Grand Junction, and daughter, Julie
(Don) Kendall of Grand Junction; grandkids, Brian Kendall and
Randy Kendall, Trey Hawke, Logan Hawke, Linnie Hawke and
Jason Peters; great-grandkids, Kingston Kendall, Brynlee and Josie
Kendall all of Grand Junction.
Doug’s wife, Verna, passed away in 2017.
We want to personally thank the second floor Nurses, CNA’s, and
Dr. Mohler at The Center at Foresight facility for their gracious and
loving care for Doug the last two months. They are both happily
united together again in heaven with their lord Jesus Christ.
No services are planned.
Donations, in lieu of flowers, can be made to The Center at
Foresight.
