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Joe served in the US Army 

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Obit for Lexa posted by Martha Reddout
Apr 28, 1940 - Feb 6, 2021

© Marietta Monitor
12 Feb 2021,  Page 4

Interment followed in the Lakeview Cemetery, Marietta. 

Born April 28, 1940, at Monahans, Texas, the daughter of Alex and Dorothy D. Martin Riddle, she died Saturday, February 6, 2021. Lexa was reared by her grandparents, Grover W. and Frances B. Riddle. She attended school in Glen Rose, Texas and married Joe Floyd Hauk on February 16, 1957, in Irving, Texas. Lexa and Joe were married 48 years and seven months at the time of his passing on September 25, 2005. Lexa and Joe lived several places across the U.S. due to Joe’s work. They moved to Marietta in April of 1972 where Lexa had continued to live. They had two children, Kenneth Edwin Hauk and Cheryl Ann Hauk. She held several jobs in her lifetime, the longest term of employment as the secretary to the Love County Commissioners. She loved the job and the people she met during her time with the County Commissioners. She was proud of her position and retired after 28 years. Lexa loved her family with all her heart and enjoyed greatly being able to get together with them when possible. She enjoyed camping at the lake and her other favorite pastime was reading.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Floyd Hauk; daughter, Cheryl Ann Hauk Riner Smith in 1987; brother, Lee Riddle; and parents and grandparents.

Survivors include her son, Kenneth E. Hauk and wife Theresa of Yukon; grandchildren, Rusty Riner of Ardmore, Aaron Hauk of Yukon, and Casey Morris and husband Jarred of Yukon; great-grandchildren, Rylynn Riner, Reiny Riner, and Max Morris; brothers, Bill Riddle and Glen Riddle; and “her best friend in the world”, Nelson “Dude” Powell.

Serving as pallbearers were Rusty Riner, Aaron Hauk, Clancy Hallum, Tim Powell, Keith Hallum, and Jay Thompson.