Southampton-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Hawa, Vashti A. Jones, 2000 

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VASHTI J. HAWA 

  Vashti Jones Hawa, 94, went to heaven on Oct. 31, 2000, in Richmond. 

  Born in Nansemond County, she moved to Franklin as a child.  She was a 
daughter of the late William Henry and Fannie Boyette Jones and the widow 
of Naim Melham "John" Hawa.  Mrs. Hawa was a lifelong member of Franklin 
Congregational Christian Church and an avid gardner. 

  Survivors include her daughter, Elizabeth M. Hawa of Mechanicsville; two 
sons, William N. Hawa and his wife, Jean, of Mechanicsville and Joseph N. 
Hawa and his wife, Antoinette, of Virginia Beach; a brother, James A. Jones 
of Hampton; five grandchildren, Holly Wachsmuth, William Hawa Jr. and Susan 
Hawa of Mechanicsville, Tony Hawa and John Hawa of Virginia Beach; six great-
grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.  She was predeceased by a 
daughter, Marie V. Hawa. 

  A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the chapel of Wright Funeral 
Home by the Rev. Lafayette Wilkins.  Burial will be in Poplar Spring Cemetery. 
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. 

  Memorials may be made to Franklin Congregational Christian Church, 412 N. 
High St., Franklin or St. Jude's Catholic Church, 1014 Clay St., Franklin, VA 
23851. 


Vashti Agatha (JONES; Mrs. N.M. "John") HAWA, 
b. 10 Apr 1906, Nansemond Co., d. 31 Oct 2000, Richmond, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 93/113*), Franklin, 
   3 Nov 2000, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Nov. 2, 2000 

*Her parents are also buried there. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt 

Her husband's obit ("Tidewater News," Apr. 26, 1946, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/h000n1ob.txt 

Her father's obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 10, 1941, p. 5) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/j520w5ob.txt 

Her mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Sep. 3, 1953) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/j520f3ob.txt 


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