Linda Paulette Rosenbaum Hawthorne

A graveside service for Linda Paulette Rosenbaum Hawthorne, 93, will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Saratoga Cemetery in Saratoga, Arkansas. Officiating the service will be Pastor Jeremy Scott.

Paulette was born on September 22, 1933, to Paul Gaston and Winie Bell Boyd Rosenbaum in Center Point, Arkansas, and passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2026, in Bossier City, Louisiana.

Paulette was a graduate of Saratoga High School and continued her education at Henderson State College. On October 3, 1952, she married the love of her life, Donald Ray Hawthorne, beginning a devoted partnership that would span many years. Paulette worked as an administrative assistant and was also a dedicated homemaker, creating a warm and loving home for her family. She was a woman of grace, kindness, and unwavering faith who carried herself with elegance and compassion in all aspects of her life.

A faithful member of First Baptist Church, Paulette was actively involved in numerous church committees and found great joy in serving her congregation. She was an exceptionally talented seamstress whose sewing skills blessed family and friends alike, and she also enjoyed spending time tending her flower gardens. Above all, Paulette was an amazingly sweet and elegant Christian woman who loved her family dearly. Her steadfast faith, gentle spirit, and selfless devotion to those she loved will be remembered and cherished by all who knew her.

Paulette was preceded in death by her parents, Paul Gaston and Winie Bell Boyd Rosenbaum; husband, Donald Ray Hawthorne; brother, Bill Rosenbaum; and great-grandson, Levi Campbell.

Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Donna Jones and husband, Bill; Diane Uzzle and husband, Michael; and Angela Rymer and husband, John; her grandchildren, Jennifer Russell, Jeremy Scott, Julia Campbell, Ben Rymer, Katie Rawlings, and Daniel Rymer; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Honoring Paulette as pallbearers will be Michael Uzzle, John Rymer, Bill Jones, Jimmy Campbell, Ben Rymer, and Daniel Rymer.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials may be made to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, 848 Adams Ave., Memphis, TN, or www.lebonheur,org.