Mary W. Hawks, 92, of Wellsville, NY, died Friday, June 28,
2019 in her home. Born September 17,
1926, in Whitesville, she was the daughter of John A. and Lena M. Baker
Whitsell. On June 18, 1942, in Andover,
NY, she married Arnold E. Hawks, who predeceased her on April 7, 2017. A licensed practical nurse, she was employed
by the Angelica County Home and later operated a proprietary home for the
elderly. She was an active member of the
Church of Christ in Belmont and the Knights Creek Evangelical Methodist Church
in Scio. Mary was a member of the Grange,
Home Bureau, and served as a Girl Scout Brownie Leader. Surviving are: five daughters, Beverly (David) Macauley of
Arborfield, Saskatchewan, Canada, Leona (Walter Lindsley) Enders of Belfast,
NY, Linda (Rev. Carl) Kemp of Scio, NY, Mary J. (Brian) Ennis of Andover, NY,
and Jasa Allen of Greenville, NC; 16
grandchildren; 42
great-grandchildren; 26
great-great-grandchildren; several
step-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, and
cousins; and “adopted” son, Dale
Burgess. In addition to her husband, she
was predeceased by a son-in-law, Walter Allen; a grandson, Vic Kemp; a great-great-granddaughter,
Giahnna Snead; a sister, Eva Jones Eaves; and four brothers, Charles Jones,
Norman Whitsell, Harold Eddie Whitsell and John Raymond Whitsell. Friends may call at Mulholland-Crowell
Funeral Home, Wellsville, NY on Friday, July 5, 2019 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m.,
Saturday in Knights Creek Evangelical Methodist Church, Scio, NY. Her son-in-law, Rev. Carl Kemp, will
officiate. Burial will be in Whitesville
Rural Cemetery, Whitesville, NY. Memorials may be made to Knights Creek
Evangelical Methodist Church, 2987 CR 9, Scio, NY 14880. Online condolences may be expressed at www.wellsvillefuneralhome.com.
