Connie Sue Hawkins Breedlove

Connie Sue Hawkins Breedlove, 69, passed from this life and woke up in the arms of her Lord and Savior on September 12, 2024. Born on November 17, 1954, in Fort Scott, Ks., to Hazel Marie Hawkins, Connie graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1972. She met the love of her life, Joe Breedlove, Jr., in 1974 and they married on March 23, 1975. The couple moved to North Carolina, where they raised five children until 1995. Connie graduated from the management program at Isothermal Community College in Rutherfordton, N.C. and was a manager at Tryon Mills for many years. The family moved to Palatka, Fla., in 1995, where Connie was a resident until her death. While living in Florida, Connie worked for Luhr’s Boat Manufacturing for many years. Connie loved camping, cooking for her family, fishing, travelling, gardening and making memories with her husband, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her mother, Hazel Marie Hawkins, and brothers Raydene Hawkins and Terry Hawkins, Sr., preceded her in death. Connie is survived by her husband of 49 years, Joe Breedlove Jr., of Palatka, Fla.; children Evalena Davis (Kevin) of East Palatka, Fla., Susan McNeese (Michael) of Troy, S.C., Trisha Cormeny (Jason) of Palm Coast, Fla., Joanna Bowling (Marty) of Interlachen, Fla., and Joseph Breedlove III (Jessica) of Interlachen, Fla.; grandchildren Kevin Davis II (Nisha) of Jacksonville, Fla., Corey Davis (Kelcey) of San Mateo, Fla., Jonathan Repine (Mandy) of Satsuma, Fla., Austin Repine of San Antonio, Tx., Trevor Davis of Palatka, Fla., Michael A. McNeese of Bradley, S.C., Hannah McNeese of Grand Prairie, Tx., William Smith of Palm Coast, Fla., Logan Cook of Interlachen, Fla., Laila Cook of Interlachen, Fla., Tristan Mullins of Palatka, Fla., Caiden Bogden of Interlachen, Fla., Audra Breedlove of Interlachen, Fla., Jamie Breedlove of Interlachen, Fla., Mercedes Breedlove of Interlachen, Fla., and Kathleen Breedlove of Interlachen, Fla., great-grandchildren Gracelyn, Henley, Riyaan, Alicia and Joel; her brother Rusty Hawkins (Betty) of Fort Scott, Ks., as well as many nieces, nephews, and family friends. The family is entrusting arrangements to St. Johns Family Funeral Home and Crematory of St. Augustine, Fla., and a memorial service will be announced at a later date. Memorial donations may be sent to the care of her husband, Joe Breedlove. The family requests that floral donations be postponed until the memorial is announced.

Connie Sue Hawkins Breedlove

November 17, 1954 - September 12, 2024