Nellie Virginia Hawes, 72, of Winchester, Virginia, died November, 26, 2015, at her home.
Mrs. Hawes, was born in 1943, in Frederick, Maryland, the daughter of the late, John R. Smith and Laura Smith. She was the homemaker of her own abode, where she, lovingly tended her own rose garden.
Her husband, James A. Hawes, Sr., whom she married on March 17, 1961, preceded her in death on July 27, 2005.
Surviving are her five sons, Robert R. Hawes, of Charlestown, West Virginia, Darrell L. Hawes, of Winchester, Virginia, Doyle E. Hawes, of Winchester, Virginia, Warren E. Hawes, of Winchester, Virginia, and Daren C. Hawes, of Bunker Hill, West Virginia; her thirteen grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; her sister, Catherine Crosen, of Kearneysville, West Virginia; and her brother, Robert Smith, of Petersville, Maryland.
Mrs. Hawes was preceded in death by her son, James A. Hawes, Jr.
The family will receive friends on Monday from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Omps Funeral Home, South Chapel.
A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Tuesday at Omps Funeral Home, South Chapel. Interment will follow in Shenandoah Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to Blue Ride Hospice, 333 Cork Street Suite 405, Winchester, VA 22601.