Benjamin C. “Ben” Hawks, Jr.,74, of Crewe Va. joined his family in Heaven on March 20, 2018. He was the son of the late Benjamin C. Hawks, Sr. and Mary Snead Hawks. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Ann Williams Hawks; his daughter, Lynn H. Sheffield and granddaughter, Kristin Sheffield all of Crewe; his brother, David B. Hawks of Victoria and sister Maureen Culley (Glenn, Jr.) of Farmville. Ben was a retired staking technician for Southside Electric. He proudly served his Country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War and was a member of VFW Post 9954. Funeral services were held Saturday, March, 24 at 1 p.m. in the Staples Funeral Home, Victoria with interment in the Crewe Cemetery, Crewe, Va. Please consider memorial donations to Hospice of Virginia, 202 Clark Street, Farmville, Va. 23901 or the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation 383 Main Avenue, 5th Floor Norwalk, CT 06851. Online condolences may be made at www.staplesfh. com.