Shirley M. Hawk

    December 7, 1942 - January 21, 2012

Shirley M. Hawk, age 69 of Somerset, departed this life on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital.

She was born on December 7, 1942 in the Squib community of Pulaski County to the late Berchel and Dora (Whitaker) Price. Her adopted parents were Lloyd and Sylvia (Whitaker) Price. Mrs. Hawk was a Shopville High School graduate, retired cashier for Food Fair, and a member of the Chimney Rock Baptist Church. She loved her family and loved to garden.

Mrs. Hawk married Carlos Hawk on July 17, 1961 in Gate City, VA and he precedes her in death.

She is survived by two children, Jeff (and Bobbie) Hawk of Somerset and Greta (and Robert) Venoy of Somerset; seven grandchildren, Joshua Hawk, Jared Hawk, Heather (and Shannon) Bullock, Matthew Collingsworth, Robin Burnett, Daniel Venoy, and Heather (and Ray) Hicks; and six great grandchildren, Cailyn Hawk, Braden Burnett, Zachary Burnett, Logan Bullock, Hailey Taylor, and Chloe Hicks.

Along with her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, George Tom Price.

Visitation for Mrs. Hawk will be Monday, January 23rd at 5:00 pm at Lake Cumberland Funeral Home, 1046 West Highway80, Somerset.

Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, January 24th at 1:00 pm at Chapel of Lake Cumberland Funeral Home with Bro. Bradley Goforth and Bro. David Hawk officiating. Interment will be at Lakeside Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers for Mrs. Hawk will be Matthew Collingsworth, Daniel Venoy, Jared Hawk, Josh Hawk, David Scaggs, and Shannon Hawk.

The family requests expressions of sympathy be made to Hospice of Lake Cumberland, 100 Parkway Drive, Somerset, KY 42503 and/or Gideon Memorial Bible Plan, P.O. Box 27, Somerset, KY 42502.