October 28, 1925 ~ October 25, 2022
Miriam Hawthorne passed away in her San Antonio home, on Tuesday, 25
Oct 2022 just three days from her 97th birthday. Miriam Lee Smith
Hawthorne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irving B. Smith was born 28
October 1925 in Hutchinson, Kansas. She was a graduate of Vogue
School of Design in Chicago and had been department manager for
American Millinery Company in Chicago. Here she mastered her craft as
millenarist. Miriam met her husband on a blind date and married
Francis Earl Hawthorne of Akron, OH on 1 February 1948 at Pratt First
Christian Church. They settled in Junction City where Earl was
stationed at Fort Riley. The couple traveled twenty years for Air
Force and retired in San Antonio, TX. Twenty years later, they
retired for the final time from Air Force civil service. Miriam was a
devoted wife, mother, and Christian. She was an active member,
holding numerous officers? positions, of various women?s clubs in
San Antonio. Miriam was the happiest in preparing holiday dinners for
her family, decorating her home, and completing sewing projects.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Francis Earl Hawthorne, son Kirkwood Smith Hawthorne and
son-in-law Ronald James Oliva.
Miriam is survived by her daughter,
Cynthia Oliva of San Antonio, Texas; step-grandchildren, Roland Oliva
and wife Lindy of Katy, Texas; Annie Oliva Rodriguez of Roseville,
CA. The Hawthorne family thanks Ms. Gloria Saldana for her eighteen
years of care to the family.
A graveside service will be held
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 beginning at 11:00 A.M. in Whitewater
Cemetery, Whitewater, Kansas.
You are invited to sign the Guestbook
at www.porterloring.com
Arrangements with PORTER LORING
MORTUARY NORTH 2102 NORTH LOOP 1604 EAST SAN ANTONIO, TX 78232 (210)
495-8221
