Teddy Warren Hanks

1921 - 2005  (83 years)

• Name	Teddy Warren Hanks  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	25 May 1921	Oklahoma   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Feb 2005	Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas   [1, 3]
  Buried	Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma   [3]
  Notes	TEDDY W HANKS 25 May 1921 12 Feb 2005 (V) 76305 (Wichita Falls, Wichita, TX ) (none specified) 442-12-9447 Oklahoma His tombstone is marked CMSGT USAF Retired Teddy Warren Hanks Wichita Falls, Texas Funeral for Teddy Warren Hanks, 83, Wichita Falls, Texas, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Burkburnett, Texas, with the Rev. Bill Liggett and the Rev. Ronnie Lawson officiating. Mr. Hanks died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2005. Burial will be at Highland Cemetery, Lawton, under direction of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home, Wichita Falls. He entered the U.S. Army Air Corps in October 1940 and served in New Guinea for 32 months during World War II. He retired from the U. S. Air Force after 26 years, and he then worked for the U. S. Postal Service for 25 years. Survivors include his wife, Helen, of the home, a daughter, Elaine Margaret Kreml, Wichita Falls, Texas; three sons, Daniel Robert Hanks, Rush Springs; Terrell W. Hanks, Wichita Falls, Texas; and Christopher Hanks, Frisco, Texas; four sisters, Grace Linville, Paradise, Calif,; Johnnie Mae Leonard, Hamilton, Mont.; Nadine Swindells, Louisville, Ky.; and Nancy Hale, Fletcher; nine grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alvin Ross and Medreth Hanks; a brother, Del D. Hanks; two sisters, Annabelle Lewis and Georgia Dyer, Hamilton, Mont. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Wichita Falls. Friends may call from 7 - 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, from an undate, unreferenced clipping provided by Sue Anna Lewis O'Hara)
  Person ID	I24879	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Alvin Roscoe "Ross" Hanks,   b. 1 Mar 1892, Illinois ,   d. 21 Oct 1968  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Medreth Elberta Vaughan,   b. 5 Mar 1895, Poseyville, Posey County, Indiana ,   d. 10 Sep 1987, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma  (Age 92 years)
  Married	14 Apr 1912	Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma
  	Clipping from the LAWTON CONSTITUION, probably published in June/July 1962.(courtesy of Sue Anna Lewis O'Hara) Lawtonians Will Celebrate Golden Anniversary Today Their childhood years were a coincidental series of almost-meeitngs, but Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hanks had to travel more than 800 miles before they met in Lawton and married --- and spent 50 years together. Mrs. Hanks, the former Medreth Elberta Vaughan, was born March 5, 1895, in Poseyville, Ind. Just across the Wabash River at Concord, Ill., lived 3-year-old Alvin Ross Hanks. The two grew up with mutual friends. Ross's grandfather and his oldest uncle lived in Medreth's home town, and Medreth's best girl friend, Nadine Brown, was Ross' cousin. The two families summonded the same doctor when someone was ill, and they visited the same places int he 35 miles between their two towns. When Ross was 11, he moved to Arkansas with his parents, and when he was 14, the family came to Oklahoma. Medreth lived in Poseyville until her mother died and she came to this area to make her home with an uncle, the late John L. Fairchild, in the Pecan community southwest of Lawton. Here the two met and were married. And have lived ever since except for a year in Littlefield, Tex. They farmed west of town, wher Mr. Hanks was a volunteer fireman for a number of years and then joined the Lawton Fire Department as a regular fireman in April 1926. He retired as fire chief in April, 1946. The couple has two sons and six daughters, all of whom will be in Lawton to host an open house in their parents honor from 2 to 5 p.m. in the parents home at 1108 Baldwin. They are SM-Sgt Teddy W. Hanks, Wichita Falls, Tex; Mrs. George W. Linville, Chico, Calif; Mrs. Richard G. Leonard, Lolo, Mont., Mrs. Carroll L. Dyer, Orono, Maine; Mrs. Cliff Clark, Fairview; Mrs. Bill Hale, Elgin; Mrs. Cecil A. Lewis, 2703 N. 22nd, and Del D. Hanks of the home. In addtion most of the couple's 32 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren will be present for the celebration. To be truthful, the Hanks have been married two months longer than 50 years, but the celebration was postponed from April until today so that all the children could be together for the first time in 18 years. To help the mark the Golden------ (article was copied only through this line).
  Family ID	F8267	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Elizabeth Keith,   b. 15 Dec 1926, Eastland County, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2012
  Family ID	F12128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 May 1921 - Oklahoma Died - 12 Feb 2005 - Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas Buried - - Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.). [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Oklahoma, Comanche, Lawton City Enumerated April 5, 1930 by C.H. Johnson ED 16-23 SD 8 Sheets 6A & 6B 701-121-130 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.).