Carl E. Hawes, 78, of Capron died Monday at home. Mr. Hawes,a farmer and had worked at Starline Inc., a farm equipment factory in Harvard. He owned and operated Carl’s Country Market and Village Cafe in Capron for many years and started the Boone County Shopper newspaper. More recently he worked at Capron Hardware Store. He is survived by his wife, Wilma; seven daughters, Roberta Kelly, Susan Redinger, Evelyn Mazurkaweicz, Mary Garza, Carol Hawes, Anne Meyers and Barb Zamowski; nine sons, Richard, David, Kenneth, William, John, Joseph, Carl, Robert and Tim; two stepsons, Harvey and Ed Perkins; a stepdaughter, Jean Baldwin; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday and services at 11 a.m. Friday in Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home L.T.D., 107 W. Sumner St., Harvard.
