Preston Ashby Hawk, Jr.

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Preston Ashby Hawk Jr. Mr. Preston Ashby Hawk Jr., age 80, of Hanover, Indiana entered this life on December 14, 1934 in Lucasville, Ohio. He was the son of the late Preston Ashby and Bessie Arlene Spriggs Hawk. He was raised in Lucasville, Ohio and was a 1952 graduate of Valley High School. Preston was inducted into the United States Air Force on June 5, 1952. He rose to the rate of Tech Sergeant proudly serving his country for 12 years during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in June 1964. On December 17, 1956 Preston was united in marriage to Rachael Ann Mays in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. This happy union of fifty eight years was blessed with one son, Phillip Ashby and four daughters, Ann Ashby, Angela, Morgan and Meghan. The family moved to Hanover in 1964 and Preston was employed as a process engineer with Conn Organ Company in Madison for twenty years. He was proud to have helped invent and develop the synthesizer for the organ. After Conn Organ closed he was employed as a lineman and electrician with Con-Tel Telephone Company for four years and eight months. Preston was a member of Hanover VFW Post 10528 and the Hanover Volunteer Fire Company. He was a very spiritual man who was dedicated to God, Country and his fellow man. He loved his grandkids, reading, NASCAR, the Madison Regatta and all Ohio State Sports. He had been in ill health for many years and was lovingly cared for by his family. Preston died on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at 9:32 p.m. at the Scott Memorial Hospital in Scottsburg, Indiana. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Preston will be missed by his loving wife of fifty eight years, Rachael Ann Mays Hawk of Hanover, Indiana; his loving son, Phillip Ashby Hawk and his wife Mary of Lexington, Indiana; his loving daughters, Ann Ashby Castleberry and her husband Dr. Michael Gordon Castleberry of West Point, Mississippi, Angela Carole Mayer and her husband Charles of Scottsburg, Indiana, Morgan Elizabeth Hensley and her husband Edgar of Hanover, Indiana, Meghan Arlene Bogner and her husband James of Scottsburg, Indiana; his loving grandchildren, Evan Ashby, Ellen Ann, Chad, Grant, Mallorie, Brice, Brenna, Nick, Jackson, Sarah, and CEB; his adoring great-grandchildren, Wyatt Ashby, Gerrit, Turner Ashby, Brady, Trinity, and Clark; his brothers, Robert "Bob" Hawk of Lucasville, Ohio; Walter "Francis" Hawk of Barboursville, Ohio; his sisters, Mary Ann Wehrman of Hudson, Ohio, Margaret Hawk of Lucasville, Ohio; and Markie Weir of Dawsonville, Georgia; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, Preston Ashby, Sr. and Bessie Arlene Spriggs Hawk; his brothers, Gerald, Charles, Gordon, Richard, Donald, Eugene, Roger amd David Warren Hawk; and his sisters, Hilda Hinton and Catherine Metzger. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, March 19, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., by Dr. Gordon Michael Castleberry at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORS A final salute will be conducted on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre with full military honors to follow by Jefferson Post 9, of the American Legion. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Madison Regatta or Breast Cancer Research or the Wounded Warrior Project or the Jefferson County Animal Shelter. Cards are available at the funeral home. Secure Payments

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