Phylis Orlanda Turner-Hawkins, 76, transitioned home Thursday, January 16, 2025, at Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston, Missouri.
Phylis was born in Cairo, Illinois, at St. Mary's Hospital, on March 6, 1948, to the union of Talley Hawkins Sr., and Lugenia Teen Hawkins (Turner).
Phylis was a professional model. She enjoyed gambling for quarters, dimes, nickels or pennies, playing card games, Tonk was her favorite; completing word search puzzles, lying in bed eating while watching westerns, and loved to feed birds, cats and dogs.
Phylis was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Alma Turner; father, Talley Hawkins Sr.; one sister, Caroline; two brothers, Talley Jr. and Reginald; two aunts, Shirley Turner and Maggie Jaques; one uncle, Paul Cox; cousins Ida Lee and Sharon Hayes.
Phylis leaves to cherish her memories: her mother, Lugenia Teen Hawkins of Sikeston, Missouri; two daughters, Joanne Hawkins of Mounds, Illinois and Emily Hawkins of Cairo, Illinois; one son, Chris Hawki

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