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Données personnelles Hilda Pearl Hawkins 

• Elle est née le 18 novembre 1912 dans Headland, Alabama.
• Elle est décédée le 26 janvier 1988 dans Dothan, Al, elle avait 75 ans.

  Oorzaak: Alzheimers, complications of Pneumonia

• Un enfant de Alpheus Walter Hawkins et Alice Olive Lindsay
• Cette information a été mise à jour pour la dernière fois le 4 décembre 2022.

Famille de Hilda Pearl Hawkins

Elle est mariée avec Joseph Robert Ramsey.

Ils se sont mariés le 3 mai 1935 à Dothan, Al, elle avait 22 ans.

Enfant(s):

1. (Ne pas publique)

Notes par Hilda Pearl Hawkins

1  AUTH Last residence: 36303
1  AGNC State of issue: AL
1  DEST Teacher, Ran the Restaurant at Houston Hotel

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Individual: Ramsey, Hilda
Birth date: Nov 18, 1912
Death date: Jan 26, 1988
Social Security #: 418-60-3895
Last residence: 36303
State of issue: AL

In 2001 the Ramsey brothers, Joe, Ed, Bill and Phil donated land that had once been part of the Murphy Estate bought by J. Robert Ramsey to the city for a park memorializing their won derful parents.  Dr. J.Paul Maddox, pastor Emeritus of the First Baptist Church delivered the Invocation and Minister's tribute.  We thank Thee, oh God, for the memory of two of Thy choic e and most devoted servant, Robert and Hilda Ramsey. Their marriage must have been made in Heaven, for they were so devoted to each other and to Thee.  How proud they were of their sons, and those they chose to be their brides.  How wonderfully blessed they were with grandchildren of whom they were so very proud.

We pray that The Ramsey Park may be a focus of joy and a blessing for many citizens of Dothan in all the years to come.  Just as the Ramseys dedicated their lives to making Dothan a better place, may we here today dedicate ourseves to their high ideals and to a renewed faith in God.

We thank Thee that their good name is on this monument, and we pray that the Scripture inscribed on it will be a source of blessings for generations to come.

This we ask through Jesus Christ, our Lord.  Amen.

The Minister's Tribute

Very soon, with the unveiling of this monument, this park will be dedicated to the memor y of Robert and Hilda Ramsey, but they and theirsons would want it primarily to be dedicated to the glory of God.

I consider it a great privilege to have a part in these ceremonies of dedication of The Ramsey Park.  Nearly fifty years ago, when I was pastor of the First Baptist Church, I had no more faithful church members or friends than Hilda and Robert Ramsey.

How appropriate is their choice of the Scripture which hasbeen inscribed on this monument , found in Proverbs 22: 1, "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold."All through the years, the Ramsey name has been such are spected and honored name in all of this area.  What a heritage Mr.and Mrs. Ramsey left to their sons and their families!

Joseph Robert Ramsey was born on July 26, 1906, on Lena Street in Dothan, Alabama.  He was the third of four children born to Richard H.Ramseyand Cora Dowling Ramsey.

Hilda Pearl (Hawkins) Ramsey was born on November 18, 1912, the second child of Alpheus Wal t e r Hawkins and Alice Lindsay Hawkins.

Robert Ramsey was graduated from the Dothan High School in 1924.  He was a cheerleader of his school, president of his literary society, and President of the Senior Class.  Hilda was graduated from the same high school in 1930.

Robert obtained his L. L. B. degree from the Law School of the University of  Alabama.  He was a member of the Pi Kappa Phi social fraternity, and the manager of the baseball team.  Hilda attended Montevallo College for one year and then Troy State, where she obtained a teaching certificate.  Her first teaching job was aone-room school,Flowers Chapel.  She subsequently taught at Ardilla.

Robert practiced law in Dothan from 1929-1979, retiring only a few months prior to his death on November 20, 1979.  He was a hard worker,very frugal, and gained the respect of every one with whom he had contact.He was a credit to his profession, serving as President of the Houston County Bar Association, and as Bar Commissioner for the 20th Judicial Circuit .  H e considered his practice to be his "calling" from God.

He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Dothan Boys Club, the City National Bank , the Haven, and served as President of the Dothan Rotary Club.  He was also President of the City Realty Companyand of the Houston Hotel in Dothan.

Joseph Robert Ramsey fell in love with a very beautiful lady named Hilda Hawkins, and they were married on May 3, 1935, during the great Depression.  They lived on Pettus Street in Dothan when their first son , Joseph Robert Ramsey, Jr.  Was born in 1938.  The Ramseys moved to 112 Herring Street in 1939 where their other sons were born; Philip was born on April 20, 1 940 ; Edward was born on December 9, 1941, just two days after Pearl Harbor; Joel was born o n Ma y 3 , 1947, and William,on August15, 1948.  Their first born, Bob, died of cancer in 1946 .  In 1951 they moved to 800 North Cherokee where they lived until 1978, when they moved to # 3 Danmor Place.

Mrs. Ramsey  was the disciplinarian of the family, and Mr. Ramsey was the breadwinner.  Mr. Ramsey was a soft-spoken man, who tended to be a peacemaker.  He rarely lost his temper or raised his voice.Mrs.Ramsey's principal vocation was rearing her children, and their sons tell me that she was more than equal to the task.  She was especially strict on the behavior of their sons at church on Sunday mornings.Their grandchildren were the love of her life .  She was not strict with them. She couldn't stand to see any of her grandchildren spanked .  Mrs. Ramsey loved to read, but her favorite social activities were spending time with her friends, her church groups, and her luncheon club.

Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey loved to socialize with their friends through their bridge club and other activities.  They loved trips to Atlanta, Birmingham, Montgomery, Compass Lake, and Panama City Beach.

Mr. Ramsey was a loving husband and father.  He came home for lunch almost every day.  He was always there for his wife and each of his sons.  Heacquired the majority interest in the Houston Hotel in the early'60s.Those were days in which the traveling public was turning from downtown hotels to motels.  Mrs. Ramsey managed the Hotel Restaurant, and operated it profitably enough to keep the hotel going.The restaurant was famousfor its Shrimp Salad and lemon Ice Box Pie. She was loved andrespectedby her staff.  She never worried aboutspendi ng money as long as herhusbnd was alive.  However after his death,she became much more conser vative.  Unfortunately her final years were marred by the slow but steady progression of Alzheimers Disease.

I will always remember the Ramseys because of their great faith in Godandlove for their church.  It would be impossible for me to describe how much Hilda and Robert meant to First Baptist Church during the years I served as pastor.  They were great encouragers of the pastor and church staff.  Serving the Lord through their church was the joy of their lives.  Durings everal years Mr. Ramsey was Chairman of Deacons.Mrs.Ramsey was active in the work of Baptist Women.  For a number ofyears she taught a Sunday School class of girls.  She was a gracious hostess, and it is a joy to remember the Christian hospitality of the Ramseys.

I believe that the greatest success for parents is to see their children become Christians , and then make their lives a blessing to those whose lives they touch.  Measured by this high standard, if you want to know how well the Ramseys succeeded, just look at their sons, their wives,and grandchildren!

The Ramsey sons know that they inherited from their parents a verygoodname.  No wonder they have chosen these words from Proverbs to be inscribed on the back of this monument, "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold."

How I thank God for the privilege of knowing such wonderful people,and that their memory is being perpetuated by a park in our city named, The Ramsey Park!

God bless the Ramsey sons and their families as this monument is dedicated, and will now be unveiled!

Linda Hawkins Woodruff, niece of Hilda Ramsey (her brother Jerome'sdaughter) spoke at the dedication of the park:

I am honored to have the opportunity to briefly reminisce about my aunt, Hilda Hawkins Ramsey .  Those of you here today who knew Aunt Hilda knew her to be a gracious charming Southern lady.  You will remember how important her family, her church, and her friends, and her community were to her.  She enjoyed time spent with family and friends at home,at church, and i n the community.

As a teacher in public schools and in Sunday school and with hersons,her grandchildren , h e r nephews and her nieces; Aunt Hilda demonstrated her love for children.  The only admonition I recall her giving to us was that we "play pretty."  Aunt Hilda was a wonderful hostess . ; She enjoyed entertaining and she always made each guest  feel welcome, as if he or she w ere the guest of honor.

Aunt Hilda would be delighted with this park, a place where families and friends can enjoy time together as she enjoyed time with her family and friends and where children can pla y .  I can see her now,smiling and reminding them in her soft Southern voice to "play pretty " and treating them, their families, and their friends as very special guests at Ramsey Park.

Note from daughter-in-law Sharman Burson Ramsey:  Mom and Dad were always loving and generous .  When I would express my thanks for their help,Mom's response was always "It was my pleasure."  I can only pray that attitude of gratefulness for the privilege of "being able to be there "for my children will be as evident for them as it was for me when Mom expressed those feelings.  I was their first "daughter" and enjoyed the warmth of their love and that of Joe' s brothers.  Our favoriteactivity is being together as a family laughing...oh the laughter!! ! One brother plays off the other brother and soon everyone is sidesplitting with laughter .  We are blessed to live in the North Cherokee home where we have raised our children.  Brooke was the first baby brought home to this house.  It is here we gather as a family for weddings and funerals.  We are blessed.  Truly...ours is a"goodly heritage."

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