Gaylene Knight Hines

Gaylene Knight Hines, 82, died on Friday September 12, 2015 at Commonwealth Assisted Living in South Boston, Virginia. She was born in Raleigh, North Carolina and raised in Newport News, Virginia, and graduated from Warwick High School. Gaylene had a long and productive life as a devoted wife and mother as well as a bookkeeper for Singer Company and retail sales for 15 years as well as doing volunteer work during her early years. She devoted her later years as a caregiver to her mother and grandmother and later to her husband Fred; and enjoyed keeping up with her children and grandchildren's lives. She loved sewing, gardening, painting and crafting and baking for family and friends. Gaylene spent her remaining years living with her daughter, Susan and family enjoying the garden and country life in Halifax County, Virginia. Above all, Gaylene was generous to her family and always had a kind word to say and being with her grand/great grandchildren gave her much joy. We will miss our Nanny Gaylene. Preceding Gaylene in her death was her mother, Rudene Barnes; her father Elmer Knight; her bother Raymond Knight; her first husband, Major Thomas John Bonnett; her second husband Frederick Hines. She is survived by her 2 daughters, Bonnie Bonnett and husband Peter Stanley of Lakeport CA.; Susan Robbins and her husband Robyn of Halifax County, VA.; and son, Jeb Bonnett and his wife Shay of Carrolton, VA.; two sisters Joyce Bradsher of Hampton and Lydia Lane of Newport News; 10 grandchildren, Jacob Stanley and April Goebl, Rachel and Elena Stanley, Ian and April Robbins, Aimee and Lee Bowen, Alex, and Austin Robbins; and Christopher Bonnett Perry and Angela Ratowski, Jonathan Bonnett and Jeb Bonnett, Jr.; and 4 great-grandchildren Kai Perry and Pelagia and Nadia Perry and Lachlan Robbins; and a host of nieces and nephews. Our family wishes to express our heartfelt thanks to all the staff at Commonwealth Assisted Living in South Boston VA. for their expertise, compassionate care and kindness for our mother. Viewing and funeral services will be held in Newport News Va. at the Peninsula Funeral Home on Wednesday, September 16th with the viewing at 1:00pm followed by a 2:00pm funeral service at Peninsula Funeral Home, then followed by a graveside internment at Peninsula Memorial Park in Newport News. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you make donations to the local Hospice or the Commonwealth Assisted Living Memory Care Garden project. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks or the Powell Funeral Home site, www.powellfuneralinc.com.