Jacqueline Marietta Willis-Hawkins

Sunshine Lady!

Jacqueline Marietta Willis-Hawkins was born on January 2, 1947, in Coweta, Oklahoma to Willie Willis and Grace Beal. Jacqueline was the third of six children.

She attended Coweta High School. During her teenage years Jacqueline met and married Roosevelt (Hawk) Hawkins Jr. and moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma with her three children LaShonda "Shawee" Hawkins, McNeil Hawkins and Tyrone Hawkins. While in Tulsa she was employed for 20 plus years with Tulsa public schools district and retired at an early age. She later met Robert McKinney and moved back to Coweta to her forever home.

During her retirement they took on a fun adventure with a barbecue stand that is still remembered today as one of the best near The Golf Club of Oklahoma.

Jacqueline was famous for her beef stroganoff, buttermilk pie and peach cobbler. She loved to cook and bake desserts. She loved spending time with family at the cookouts. Jacqueline had a personality that was infectious and loved to have fun.

She also loved her music! Especially Al Green. When she was at any event and the music came on, she would be singing and dancing. She was known for telling you the truth and encouraged everyone to live up to your full potential.

She lived life on her terms and passed away on January 26th at home surrounded by her children and loved ones. One of her famous sayings was LATER (instead of goodbye) and I LOVE YOU!

Siblings who preceded her in death William Atkins Sr. (Louise) and Scipio Cowan (Jackie Lea) Sr. and her grandson Marlo Holmes.

Remaining to cherish her memory her daughter LaShonda "Shawee" Hawkins, sons McNeil Hawkins, Tyrone Hawkins, bonus son Michael Hawkins (Crystal), bonus daughters Sylva Ann Piros, Alexis Sundae Gardner and Trish Christian, her sisters Janice Canady of Kansas City, Missouri, Pastor Mary Reese (Bishop George) of Kansas City, Missouri, Elder Shela Barnes (Deacon Samuel) of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Linda Trout of Haskell, Oklahoma and, LaVonda Hartgraves of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, her brothers Roscoe Cowan Jr., Rufus Cowan (Ruth), Raymond Mackey Jr. (Linda) of Muskogee, Oklahoma, and James Mackey of Morris, Oklahoma, 13 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and 1 year old great-great granddaughter Dakota McGee who made five generations alive to cherish the memory of beloved “Grandma Jackie” and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, friends and neighbors who cherish her memories and continue her lasting legacy.

Forever in our hearts she will be missed.

Visitation will be from 12:00 - 7:00 PM on Friday, February 7, 2025, at Brown Funeral Home in Coweta, Oklahoma. Services celebrating Jacqueline's life will be at 12:00 PM on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at Wilson Chapel CME Church in Coweta, Oklahoma. She will be laid to rest at Jackson Grove Cemetery in Coweta, Oklahoma.

Family and friends are invited to share memories online at www.brownfamilycares.com. The family of Jacqueline Marietta Willis-Hawkins entrusted her care and services to Brown Funeral Home & Cremations, 210 S. Broadway, Coweta, Oklahoma 74429, 918-486-5515.