Allie Mae Hanks

1926 - 2006  (79 years)

• Name	Allie Mae Hanks  [1]
  Birth	22 May 1926	Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	20 Jan 2006	Burneyville, Love County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Burial	Hillcrest Memorial Park, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Notes	From FindAGrave: BURNEYVILLE - Services for Mae King, 79, will be 10 a.m. Monday at Falconhead Christian Fellowship Chapel with the Rev. Lamoin Champ, Nocona, Texas, retired pastor of First Baptist Church, Burkburnett, Texas, officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, Ardmore. Arrangements are under the direction of Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home and Cremation Services. Born May 22, 1926 at Lawton to James Arvil and Dollie C. Brandon Hanks, she passed away Jan. 20, 2006 at an Ardmore hospital. A resident of Falconhead since 1987, Mrs. King had previously made her home at Burkburnett for some 30 years. She and Buren Edwin "Mort" King were married Nov. 14, 1942 at Lawton. They were married 61 years at the time of his death on Aug. 17, 2003. In addition to being a wife, mother, special granny and sister, Mrs. King was both a homemaker and a businesswoman. In 1968 she was honored as Woman of the Year by the Boomtown Chapter of the American Business Women's Association at Burkburnett. She owned and operated King's Frame Shoppe in Burkburnett from 1974 to 1986. Mrs. King was also a 50-year member of the Order of Eastern Star Grand Chapter #970 of Wichita Falls, Texas. Throughout the years she served as a den mother, Boy Scout leader and president of the Gray Lady Chapter of the American National Red Cross. Mrs. King was a member of First Baptist Church at Burkburnett. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents. 'God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be, so He put His arms around you and whispered, "Come with me." With tearful eyes we watched you slowly fade away. Although we loved you dearly, we could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, your hard-working hands put to rest ... God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best.' Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Wayne E. King Sr. and wife, Cookie, Peachtree City, Ga., and Robert C. King and wife, Ann Kristin, Seneca, S.C.; four sisters, Ester Damron, June Husted, Faye Moore and Pat Percle; brother-in-law, Creed H. King Jr.; three grandchildren, Wayne King Jr., Peachtree City, Scott King, Peachtree City, and Kori Chisham, Alexandria, Va.; four great-grandchildren Brody King, Peachtree, Kasey King, Peachtree, Lauren King, Peachtree and Wayne King III "Trey", Peachtree; and faithful dog, Chipper. Bearers are grandsons, Wayne King Jr. and Scott King; granddaughter, Kori Chisham, and nephews, Neale Mathis, Terry Moore, Gary Tubbs and Melvin Tubbs. Honorary bearers are Barbara Moore, Mary Favreau and Mary Alice Sanders. Daily Ardmoreite
  Person ID	I40007	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 May 2012

  
  

  Father	James Arval Hanks, Sr.,   b. 24 Jun 1890, Indiana d. 14 Oct 1974, Burkburnett, Wichita County, Texas (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Dollie Cordelia Brandon,   b. 25 Jan 1895, Temple, Bell County, Texas d. 21 May 1974, Burkburnett, Wichita County, Texas (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1912  [1]
  Family ID	F12117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Buren "Mort" Edward King,   b. 20 Feb 1924, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma d. 17 Aug 2003, Burneyville, Love County, Oklahoma (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	14 Nov 1942	Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma
  Family ID	F12118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 May 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 May 1926 - Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Marriage - 14 Nov 1942 - Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Death - 20 Jan 2006 - Burneyville, Love County, Oklahoma Burial - - Hillcrest Memorial Park, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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.).