Ada Rovella Hawkins Royer

Mrs. Ada Rovella Hawkins Royer, 96, died Friday, March 1, 2024, at MUSC Chester Medical Center.  Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM Monday, March 4, 2024, at Barron Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Bishop officiating.  Interment will follow in Grand View Memorial Park in Rock Hill, SC.  The family will receive friends from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM Monday at Barron Funeral Home and other times at the home of her daughter, Marlene Crosby, 881 Davis Dr., Chester, SC.

Mrs. Royer was born August 4, 1927, in Union, SC and was a daughter of the late Henry Hawkins and Lizzie Enlow Hawkins.  She attended the schools of Union County, SC.  She was retired from Spring Industries having worked for them for more than 50 years at both Springsteen and Eureka Plants.  Mrs. Royer was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene.

She is survived by three children, Janie Mahaffey (Robert) of Chester, SC, Ann Hawkins of Jacksonville, FL and Marlene Crosby of Chester, SC; eight grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren; one sister, Barbara Robinson of Chester, SC; and numerous nieces and nephews.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. Royer was preceded in death by her husband of over 50 years, Sidney Royer and two sons, Mark Hawkins and Ronnie Hawkins.

Memorials may be made to Parkway Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1227, Chester, SC 29706.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.barronfuneralhome.com.