Daniel L. Hawkins, 60 years old of Bluffton, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 in the Caylor - Nickel Medical Center located in Bluffton. Daniel was born on Wednesday, November 10, 1948 in Decatur, Indiana the son of the late George Hawkins and Helen (Krick) Hawkins, who survives. He married Shelia Reynolds on August 6, 1994 in Decatur, Indiana and she survives. Daniel was formerly employed by Automatic Sprinkler Company in Monroe, Indiana for 23 years and also employed by EP Graphics in Berne, Indiana. Surviving are his wife, Shelia Hawkins of Bluffton, Indiana; son, Terry Hawkins of Ft. Wayne, Indiana; son, Jerry Hawkins of Decatur, Indiana; mother, Helen Hawkins of Decatur, Indiana; brother, Roger (Norma Jean) Hawkins of Magley, Indiana; brother, Kenneth (Pat) Hawkins of Decatur, Indiana; sister, Nancy Rogers of Decatur, Indiana; brother, James (Helen) Hawkins of Decatur, Indiana; and brother, Timothy (Brenda) Hawkins of Bluffton, Indiana. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 27, 2009 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, Indiana with the Rev. Ed Lovelace officiating. Interment will follow in the Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Indiana. Friends will be received from 11-2 and 3-6 p.m. Sunday, April 26, 2009 in the Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, Indiana. Preferred memorials are to the family.
