Jo Anne Hawks  Griffith of Galax, Virginia the Baywood Community went to be with our Lord on Monday, July 16, 2018 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

She was born in LaGrange Georgia on April 28, 1932 to William and Dovie Hawks. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Otis Griffith, sisters and brother-in-law Jean Martin and her husband Ted of Richmond, Joyce Hawks of Roanoke, Virginia; brothers Clifford Hawks of Grayson County and Bryan Hawks of Roanoke, Virginia.

Her family moved from LaGrange, Georgia to Grayson County, Virginia where she would meet her lifelong love the late Otis Griffith and started her family. She and Otis were married 67 years, and had a beautiful life as a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. She worked for the state of Virginia at the SWVTC for 32 years. She enjoyed going to church, square dancing, clogging, old time music, but most of all her family.

She is survived by her daughter Susan Johnson of Galax, Virginia; granddaughters and spouses Carol and Frankie Harris; Sherri and Paul Newberry; great-grandchildren Josh Billings; Katelin Harris; Bailey Newberry; great-great-grandchildren Maelee Billings and Leia Billings all of Galax, Virginia.

The funeral service will be held Saturday, July 21, 2018 at 2:00 PM in the Vaughan-Guynn Chapel with Pastor Tom Burcham officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. The family will receive friends after the burial at the home of Sherri and Paul Newberry, 1358 Longview Lane, Galax, Virginia.