Grace L. (Price) Hawthorne, 85

March 08, 2016

Grace L. (Price) Hawthorne, 85, of Smoketown, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 in her residence.

Born in Shamokin, she was the wife of Arthur Hawthorne, Jr of Smoketown, and the daughter of the late Lloyd and Jessie (Boyer) Price.
Grace was a member of the Lancaster Rec Center, and loved a good game of pinochle.

She was an avid bowler, bowling well into her 80’s. Grace adored her family and was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.

In addition to her husband of 66 years, she is survived by a daughter, Deborah L. Negley and her husband James N. of Mount Joy; 2 sons, William L. Hawthorne and his wife Diane L. of Gordonville and Brian A. Hawthorne of Smoketown; a granddaughter, Jennifer D. Geist and her husband Andrew of Mt. Gretna; 2 great-grandsons, Ryan and Nathan Geist; and a brother, Gary Price of Bossier City, LA. She was preceded in death by 1 sister and 1 brother.

It was Grace’s wish that no services be held. Burial will be private at the convenience of the family.

Kindly omit flowers. Memorial contributions in Grace’s memory may be made to Hospice & Community Care, 685 Good Dr, PO Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604.