Staff Sgt. Asbury Fred Hawn II, 35

He was born in Miami, Fla., May 14, 1970. He is survived by his wife Angela Slate Hawn, sons Johnathan and Spencer Hawn, all of Lebanon; parents Asbury Fred Hawn Sr. and Faith W. Earl Hawn, of Lebanon; sisters Faith (Derwin) Brownlow, of Smyrna, Connie (Joe) Murphy, of Lebanon, and Teresa (Roy) Heriges, of Lebanon; grandmother Olive Mary Wood Earl, of Kent England; mother-in-law Delores Brown, of Newport, father-in-law and step-mother-in-law Howard and Gawanda Slate, of Louisa, Ky.; many aunts, uncles and cousins, and he was very loved by his nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Smyrna First United Methodist Church in Smyrna. Burial will be in Mapleview Cemetery, Smyrna, with full military rites.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Cecil Wiley Hawn, Lennis Hazel Potter Hawn and Albert Edward Anthony Earl and his niece Hope D. Brownlow.

Staff Sgt. Hawn was a graduate of La LaVergne High School in 1989. He served in the U.S. Army from 1993-1996, after which he immediately enlisted in the Tennessee Army National Guard. He was a squad leader with Troop I, 3/278th Regimental Combat Team at the time of his death.

His awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Iraq Campaign Medal, Combat Action Badge, Global War on Terrorism Medal, Army Achievement Medal (two awards), Good Conduct Medal, United Nations Medal, Army Service Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal (two awards), NCO Professional Development Ribbon, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (two awards), Armed Forces Reserve Medal (two awards), Tennessee National Guard Individual Achievement Ribbon, Tennessee National Guard Volunteer Ribbon, Tennessee National Guard Service Ribbon with Bronze Service Star and the Tennessee National Guard Distinguished Service Medal.

While on active duty he served on a peacekeeping mission in Haiti for six months.

Memorials in memory of Staff Sgt. Hawn may be made to the Johnathan Hawn and Spencer Hawn Memorial Fund at Bank of America, Smyrna.

Visitation with the family will be 2-8 p.m. Friday at Smyrna First United Methodist Church, Smyrna, Tenn.

Woodfin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 24, 2005