Rachael Ann Mays Hawk Obituary (1940

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mrs. Rachael Ann Mays Hawk Mrs. Rachael Ann Mays Hawk, age 76, of Hanover, Indiana entered this life on January 26, 1940 in Buchanan, Virginia. She was the loving daughter of the late William Morgan and Ora Pearl King Mays. She resided her early life in Virginia, then Saluda and then in Lucasville, Ohio graduating from Valley High School in 1956. On December 17, 1956 she was united in marriage to Preston Ashby Hawk, Jr. in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. This happy union of 58 years was blessed with son, Phillip, daughters, Ann, Angela, Morgan, and Meghan. The family settled in Jefferson County and Rachael worked for over 30 years with King's Daughters' Hospital as an OB Technician where she enjoyed caring for the babies especially rocking them to sleep. She held membership in the Madison VFW Post No. 1969 Auxiliary and was of the Christian faith. She enjoyed spoiling her grandkids, playing scrabble, avid reader, shopping, gardening and spending quality time with her family. Rachael died on Monday, December 12, 2016, at 5:15 p.m. at the Hampton Oaks Health Campus in Scottsburg, Indiana. Click Here for Tribute or Funeral Service Video A LOVING FAMILY Rachael will be missed by her loving son, Phillip Ashby Hawk and his wife, Mary of Lexington, Indiana; three daughters, Ann Ashby Castleberry and her husband, Dr. Gordon Michael Castleberry of Westpoint, Mississippi, Angela Carol Mayer and her husband, Charles of Scottsburg, Indiana; Morgan Elizabeth Hensley and her husband, Edgar of Hanover, Indiana, Meghan Arlene Bogner and her husband, James of Scottsburg, Indiana; her grandchildren, Evan Ashby, Ellen Ann, Chad Grant, Mallorie, Brice, Brenna, Nick, Jackson, Sarah, Ceb, Trista, John, & Elisha; her great grandchildren, Wyatt Ashby, Gerrit, Turner Ashby, Brady, Trinity, Clark, Hollis, Lexie, and Addison; her sisters, Roberta Kirk of Hanover, Indiana, Patricia Schuring of Madison, Indiana, Rebecca Brawner of Hanover, Indiana; her sisters in law, Gwen Mays of Hanover, Indiana, Mary Ann Wehrmann of Hudson, Ohio, Margaret Hawk of Lucasville, Ohio, Markie Weir of Dawsonville, Georgia; her brothers in law, Bob Hawk of Lucasville, Ohio, Walter "Francis" Hawk of Barboursville, West Virginia; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Morgan and Ora Pearl King Mays, her husband of 58 years, Preston Ashby Hawk, Jr., and her brother, William Keith "Bill" Mays died October 30, 2006. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, December 15, 2016, at 11:00 a.m., at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Breast Cancer Research or the King's Daughters' Foundation or St. Jude's or the March of Dimes. Cards are available at the funeral home. Online condolences, www.morgan-nay.com Secure">http://www.paysimple.com/security.html">Secure Payments To send a flower arrangement in memory of Rachael Ann Mays Hawk, please click here to visit our sympathy store.