Joseph Harold Hawkins, 91, of Lakeland, TN, died on Friday, April 22, 2016 at Baptist Hospital. He leaves his wife Geri of almost 50 years and a grandson Dee Haynes. He also leaves behind 3 sisters, Carolyn Jones, Dorothy Morris, and Dimple Newsom of Sharon, TN and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends beginning at 12pm, on Monday, April 25, 2016, until service time at 2pm, all at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, 3700 N. Germantown Rd., Bartlett, TN 38133.