DEARING, Ga. - Mrs. Georgia Frances Slay Hawkins, 91, wife of the late Brook C. Hawkins, entered into rest Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at Thomson Health and Rehabilitation, Thomson, Ga. Funeral services will be held 2:00PM Thursday, April 30, 2009, at Calvary Baptist Church with the Reverend Todd Upchurch officiating. Interment will be in Bellevue Memorial Gardens, Grovetown, Ga. Mrs. Hawkins was born in Elberton, Ga., to the late Lonnie Slay and Elizabeth Georgia Johnson Slay. She had worked at Thomson Company and was a homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, canning, cooking, and her grandchildren. She also enjoyed attending Calvary Baptist Church and all of her good friends there. She was preceded in death by her husband, B.C. Hawkins, brother Raymond Slay, daughter Beverly Davis and great-grandson Will Hawkins. Survivors include two sons, James A. Hawkins, Sr. , Dearing and Keith (Jennifer) Hawkins, Thomson: one sister Elree Bradford, Dearing; one brother Frank (Janice) Slay, Elberton; grandchildren Dee (Jeff) Dent, James Hawkins, Jr., Scott (Pam) Hawkins, Drew (Leslie) Hawkins, Travis (Lisa) Hawkins, Chris Hawkins, Reed Davis, Jana Davis; a close friend Sandra McCorkle; Great-grandchildren, Came, Kevin, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Brock (Bliss), Bryce, Breanna, Griffin, and three step-great grands, Conner, Rebecca and Shirah. Visitation will be Wednesday evening, April 29, 2009, from 7 to 9 PM at Starling Funeral Home, Hwy. 78, Harlem, GA. Please visit www.starlingfuneralhome.com to sign online guestbook. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com

The Augusta Chronicle-April 29, 2009