Virginia L. Hawkes

Virginia “Gin” Hawkes

Charlotte and Katy, TX - Virginia Lena Hawkes, formerly of Pembroke, was "received in the arms of the Lord on Saturday, October 17, 2015 in Katy, Texas. Virginia (Gin) was born on November 4, 1930 in Charlotte. Virginia married Gordon Hawkes on December 23, 1950 in Eastport, Maine and for the next 50 years they lived at Dairy Lane Farm in Pembroke, Maine. Gin and Gordon sold milk to the local creameries for about 40 of those years. Gin also worked at Ware Knitters in Calais for a year. In the 1970s they opened a store on the farm and sold feed, fertilizer, and pet supplies. Many will remember seeing Gin and her constant companion, a German Shepherd named Lucky, working in the store or in her garden. Gin closed the store in 2000, and moved to Katy, Texas in 2010 to be near her son and his family. Her granddaughters will always remember those special summers spent with their grandmother picking strawberries and vegetables from her garden and "helping" her in the store. Gin was a loving mother and grandmother and will be greatly missed.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon Hawkes; sister, Pearl Small; brother, Calvin James; and her parents, Raymond and Ethel (Dolly) James. Virginia is survived by her son, Wesley Hawkes and wife, Lynn of Katy, Texas; granddaughters, Jessica Hawkes of Houston, Texas; Melissa Beeler and husband, Ryan of Tulsa, Oklahoma; nieces, Marilyn Kinney and husband, Eugene of Virginia; and Cheryl Hatt of Clinton, Maine and other nieces, nephews and cousins.

A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, October 31, 2015, at Round Pond Cemetery in Charlotte, ME. Arrangements by Mays Funeral Home, Calais & Eastport.