Lewis Stanley Hawkins 64 of Pa Metts Road Prosperity died Sunday June 26 2011 at his residence. Born on March 8 1947 in Newberry he is a son of Lila Lake Hawkins of Newberry and the late Thomas Virgil Hawkins. Mr. Hawkins served in the South Carolina National Guard and was a self-employed painter with Hawkins Brothers Painting. He was a member of Mt. Pilgrim Lutheran Church and enjoyed fishing watching western movies and The Andy Griffith Show. In addition to his mother he is survived by his wife of forty-five years Dorothy Dot Sinclair Hawkins; sons Troy Hawkins Noel Hawkins and Brandon Hawkins all of Prosperity; sisters June Grant of Little Mountain Kay (Carl) Lindler and Evelyn Mills both of Prosperity. He was predeceased by a brother Thomas Hawkins. Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday at Mt. Pilgrim Lutheran Church by the Rev. Christi Pursey. Interment did follow in the church cemetery. The family suggests memorials be made to Mt. Pilgrim Lutheran Church 2336 Mt. Pilgrim Church Road Prosperity SC 29127 to Lutheran Hospice 1505 Blanding Street Columbia SC 29201 or to the American Cancer Society c/o Helen Beebe 181 Trailors Trail Leesville SC 29070. On line condolences may be sent to the family at www.whitakerfuneralhome.com. Whitaker Funeral Home of Newberry is assisting the family.