Nedra J. Hawkins, 85, of North Manchester, Ind., died at 5:42 p.m., Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at her Timbercrest home. She was born Nov. 28, 1928, in Converse, Ind., to Benjamin F. and Nilah May (Adams) Hodson. She graduated as class salutatorian from Converse High School in 1946. Nedra married Glenn Arden Hawkins in Fort …read more.