Sandra Lou Stapert Hawkins was born on December 29, 1938 in Danville, Indiana. The sixth child of Marcus and Helen (Knight) Stapert. Sandra graduated from Martinsville High School in 1957.
She was employed by Kroger Bakery in Indianapolis for over twenty plus years and recently retired in 2018. Sandra was preceded in death by her husband Jack, parents Marcus and Helen Stapert and her brother Robert. She is survived by daughter Diana Bryant and Donald Freels and step daughter Susan Atkins (husband) Steve. Grandchildren Ashley Hartman, Lauren Jordan, Nathan Bryant, Samantha Freels, Vicki Freels, Annie Freels. Brothers Richard, Ronald (Marcia), Raymond (Joan), sisters Shirley Hyatt and Barbara Crosby.
She enjoyed traveling and eating at the Golden Coral restaurant. Sandra was a member of the New Life in Christ Church in Mooresville, Indiana. A graveside services will take place on Friday, August 23, 2019, at 10 AM, at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens 1977 S. State Rd. 135, Greenwood, IN 46143