Frances Moorman Hawkins

Frances Moorman Hawkins, of Winston-Salem, NC, slipped quietly into heaven in the wee hours of the morning on Friday December 19th. She was 91 years young.
Frances (Fran) was born in Kilmarnock, VA, March 19, 1934. She and her sister, Dixie, were the pride and joy of their parents, Dr. E. Richard and Hazel Moorman.
Fran attended Mary Washington College and went on to complete her BSN degree in nursing from the University of Virginia, Class of 1956. She married Stimp Hawkins in December of 1956 and together they had four children.
Fran loved the years they spent at Blue Ridge School (1962-1968), a preparatory school for boys, in Dyke, VA. She was the head nurse in their infirmary and Stimp was the Athletic Director. They both treated the students like they were their own, building relationships that carried on way beyond graduation.
In 1973, they moved to Winston-Salem and Fran continued her nursing career at Baptist Hospital and later at Charter Mandala. Fran took on the role of being a minister’s wife with her love for God’s people in a wonderful way and served with an open heart. Her home was a haven to many: the doors were always open, and at her table you could always find a seat. And if someone needed a place to land for a while, there was always an extra bed for a day, a month, sometimes for a summer. Her spirit was infectious and when her arms went around you in a warm hug, you knew you were safe, and that you were loved.
Fran had a passion for the outdoors and it was in nature she felt the most alive. Summer camping trips to western North Carolina with her family, and girls hiking trips in the Smokey Mountains, were the highlights of her year. Several summers she traveled out west to service hiking trails with the Sierra Club. She had an adventurous spirit and never seemed afraid of anything, including a bear that came into our camp site! She just banged pots together and shooed that bear on its way!!!
Fran served for many years at the Samaritan Soup Kitchen in Winston-Salem where she always met the guests as though they were her friends. She volunteered at the Centenary Methodist Church Day Timers program, caring for folks struggling with aging. She was involved in so many things that it is difficult to list them all.
Fran loved life, she loved people, she loved to laugh and make a difference. She was a faithful servant to her Lord and Savior, from whom she gained all her strength.
Fran was preceded in death by her parents and her only sister, Dixie. Fran will be lovingly remembered by her four children, Karen Hawkins Marsh (Steve), Richard Stimson Hawkins, Patricia Hawkins Dutcher and James Leigh Hawkins (Audra)
Affectionally known as Grandmommy, she will be forever remembered by her grandchildren, Hannah Leigh Marsh, Stephen Roy Marsh, William Sam Marsh(Clare), Nathan McBride Marsh

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