April Shavon Hawthorne, age 43, of Babson Park, FL, died Friday,
December 5, 2014, at Lake Wales Medical Center in Lake Wales, FL.

She was the daughter of David Hawthorne, Waverly, FL and Zelda Bacon
(Hawthorne), Babson Park, FL; step-father Warrington Cox,Sr. Bartow, FL; and grand-father Johnnie Shields,Sr. Babson Park, FL.

She is also survived by three daughters: Ashley Thomas, Babson Park, FL, Jabriell S. Hobbs, Daytona Beach, FL, and Talya P. Donaldson Cox, Bartow, FL; five sons: Samuel B. Thomas, Babson Park, FL, Tremaine S. Thomas, Ocala, FL, Dwayne H. Larkin, Frostproof, FL, Dequoria D. Larkin, Frostproof, FL, and Qualijah Donaldson, Frostproof, FL; two sisters: Rena Bacon, Winter Haven, FL, and Adriana Rivers, Lake Wales, FL; Anthony Rivers, Sr. brother-in-law Lake Wales FL; step-brother Tim Cox, Lake Wales, FL; five grand children and a special aunt and uncle Susan and Elijah McCray. A host of nieces, nephews, cousins and sorrowing friends.


Arrangements are being handled by Gause Funeral Home, 625 S. Holland
Parkway, Bartow, FL The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Friday, December 12, 2014 @ the church. Funeral services will be at Church of God By Grace @ 1630 Lewis Griffin Road, Lake Wales, FL (Highland Park, FL) 33898 at 1:00 PM, Saturday, December 13, 2014.

Interment will be at Lake Wales Cemetery, Lake Wales, FL.