Rock Hill, SC – Betty Deyton Hawkins,87, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at Hospice and Community Care’s Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House.
Betty Deyton Hawkins was born on November 18, 1935, to the late Tom Boyd Cornwell and Marcie Whisonant Cornwell. She graduated from Rock Hill High School and worked for Catawba Wholesale Electric for over 40 years. Betty also served as a substitute teacher for the Rock Hill Schools during her work life. In her free time, Betty loved to cook and she was especially known for her cakes. She attended Eastside Baptist Church for many years and loved her family and especially her grandchildren, very much. She had fond nicknames given to her by her family as well. Her siblings affectionately called her “Sally” and her kids referred to her as “Maebell.”
Betty is survived by her daughter, Pat Singleton of Manning, SC; her son, Bobby Deyton (Christy) of Vero Beach, FL; her husband, Jimmy Hawkins of Rock Hill; her brother, Sidney Cornwell (Nancy) of Elkton, VA; her sister, Linda Rogers of Rock Hill; her grandchildren, Andy Singleton (Kim), Matthew Singleton, Chris Singleton, and Miranda Melton; and her step-children, Andy Hawkins, Renee Hawkins, Anita Hill, and Angie Webster.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Tom and Marcie Cornwell; her first husband, Robert Perry Deyton; her brothers, Edward “Monk” Cornwell, Preston “Fat” Cornwell, Thomas Dewey “Boot” Cornwell; and her son-in-law, Chuck Singleton.
A visitation will be held from 6:00pm to 7:00pm on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at Greene Funeral Home Northwest Chapel, 2133 Ebenezer Road, Rock Hill, South Carolina 29732. The funeral service will be held at Greene Funeral Home Northwest Chapel at 2:00pm on Monday, January 30, 2023. The burial will follow at Neely’s Creek ARP Cemetery, 974 Neelys Creek Rd, Rock Hill, SC 29730. The family is also accepting visitors at the family homes of 1285 Red River Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730 and 1931 Sandlewood Drive, Rock Hill, SC 29730.
Condolences can be made at greenefuneralhome.net.