Group of 48 gather for Hawkins family reunion. Mobley and Ben Ross hosted a reunion in memory of Pearle Bonner Hawkins and John Preston Hawkins on August 18, 2007 in Lincolnton. Guests were descendants of Pearle, daughter of Julia Lister Bonner of Jones County and Capt. John Richard Bonner of Baldwin County (Confederate States of America, Company H 57, Georgia Volunteers) and Preston, son of Saphronia Vincent Hawkins of Putnam County and Francis Marion Hawkins of Putnam County (Confederate States of America, Company E 44, Georgia Infantry).

Children of Pearle Bonner and John Preston Hawkins were Holmes of Gray (deceased), Harold of Warner Robins (deceased), Edith of Marietta (deceased), Vivian of Macon and John of Lincolnton.

Ben Ross welcomed the group to Lincoln County with a brief history of the area and afterwards gave the blessing. Lunch was an old fashioned barbecue with all the trimmings topped off with a birthday cake for Vivian who turned 87 on August 22.

After lunch, Mobley gave a presentation on the Hawkins family history. The group of forty-eight enjoyed a display of family pictures and reminisced about fun times at previous Hawkins gatherings.