Memorial for William S Hawkins
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Born in Greenville on Sep. 7, 1915
Departed on Feb. 26, 2015 and resided in Greenville, SC.
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Saturday, Mar. 7, 2015
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White Oak Baptist Church
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William Smith "Bill" Hawkins, M.D., 99, died February 26, 2015, at his home in Greenville, South Carolina.
Born September 7, 1915 in Greenville, he was a son of the late William Roe Hawkins and Floride Bradley Hawkins.
Bill graduated from Greenville High School in 1933, Furman University in 1937, and the School of Medicine at the University of Virginia, where he ranked at the top of the class of 1941. He began a surgical residency at the University of Minnesota Medical School before entering the U.S. Army in 1942. He commanded the medical unit of the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, Sixth Army, serving in WWII's Pacific theater and earning the rank of major. Bill served a fellowship in internal medicine & cardiology at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 1947-8 and completed his residency in internal medicine at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Washington, D.C. He returned to Greenville in 1949, where he practiced internal medicine until retiring in 1992.
In addition to his private practice, Dr. Hawkins enjoyed years of service as director of Greenville General Hospital's Rheumatic Fever Clinic. Following his retirement, he volunteered at Meals on Wheels and the Greenville Free Medical Clinic. He will be remembered for his attentive bedside manner, not to mention his willingness to make house calls.
An outstanding artist and photographer, Bill was a regular student at Furman University throughout his retirement, and he especially enjoyed pen-and-ink art classes. He was a long-time member of The Raven Society, the oldest and most prestigious honorary society at the University of Virginia, and of The Poinsett Club in Greenville.
He was of the Baptist faith, but also affiliated with the Catholic faith via his family.
Dr. Hawkins is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Mary and Brad Carr, granddaughters Katherine (Kate) Carr and Anna Carr, and great-grandchildren Lydia Aylestock and Ford Sullivan.
He was predeceased by his wife Kathleen Mettelka Hawkins; sister, Floride Hawkins Carpenter, and brother, Luther Bradley Hawkins
A graveside service will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery, 1805 Wade Hampton Boulevard.
The family extends grateful appreciation to Bill's friend Ione Broadwater and the staff of Lutheran Hospice for their outstanding care and kindness.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Greenville Free Medical Clinic, 600 Arlington Avenue, Greenville SC 29601 or Meals on Wheels, 15 Oregon Street, Greenville SC 29605.
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