Connie Maria Haymon was born in Louisville, Kentucky on September 8, 1948, to Roosevelt and Ethel Hamby. She was the second of five children. Connie was called home on August 10, 2024.

Connie graduated from Shawnee High School in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1966. She enrolled in Western Kentucky University that same year, and later took coursework from the University of Louisville. In August of 1968, she married Allen Haymon, a reunion that was to remain for fifty- six years. In June of 1972 she, Allen, and their three-year-old daughter Nicole, departed Louisville for an army military base in Zweibruecken, Germany where Allen was to begin his career with the Department of Defense Dependent School System. During the second year of their stay Connie began her own career with the Department of the Army. Her initial position, General Supply Specialist with the 200th Theater Army Material Management Command Directorate for Missiles and Munitions, Missile Systems Division. Connie was universally recognized by her peers, supervisors and in many instances the base commander. She finished her Department of the Army federal service career as Chief, Missile Armament Chemical Communication Division, 21st Army Area.

Connie loved her stay in Germany. It was there that she developed her love for flowers and plants. She formed lifelong friendships with her American, German, and French colleagues. It was there that she displayed her talent for home decoration, a talent that spurned comments that she could make it her career. She was also well known for her wonderful dinner parties, other entertainment activities and shopping. Connie's stay in Germany sparked a desire for travel. She and her family travelled extensively, visiting each of the countries in Western Europe, East Berlin before the fall of the Berlin Wall, and Czechoslovakia. Later she added to her travel ledger visits to Puerto Rico, mainland Japan, Okinawa Japan, Guam and Korea.

In 1995 Connie and her family moved back to the United States. By this time, they were a family of four, their second daughter, Jaclynn was born in Landsthul, Germany. In 1996 she was selected for a position in the Logistics Division with the Department of Defense Education Activity in Arlington, Virginia, an agency that provides logistical support to schools on military bases primarily in areas of Europe, Asia, and a few schools in the United States. She retired in December 2010.

In 1997, Connie joined Mount Zion Baptist Church, in Fredericksburg, Virginia. She served the church in several capacities, most notably, the Usher Ministry. She held the Usher Ministry positions of treasurer, vice president, and president. Connie also served on the Health and Wellness Ministry, and on several church committees. Connie was instrumental in planning and caring for the church Memorial Garden and was a routine host to groups of children from the African Children Choir who blessed the Mount Zion family with performances over a three-year period. She conceived the idea of creating a photographic gallery portraying the children from the various choirs, and single handedly carried out the project.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother, Gregory, and sister, Rolanda Williams.

Connie is survived by her husband, Allen; children, Nicole, and Jaclynn; grandson, Deven; sisters, Linda, and Deborah; several nieces, nephews, cousins; and a host of other relatives, and friends.

A viewing will be held at Mount Zion Baptist Church, 6030 Harrison Road, Fredericksburg, VA, 22407, on Thursday, August 22, 2024, at 10:00 AM followed by a funeral service at 11:00 AM. The interment will be held at Fairfax Memorial Park, 9900 Braddock Road, Fairfax, VA, 22032, on Friday, August 23, 2024, at 11:00 AM.