1. | Teddy Warren Hanks was born on 25 May 1921 in Oklahoma; died on 12 Feb 2005 in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas; was buried in Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma. 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)
Family/Spouse: Helen Elizabeth Keith. Helen was born on 15 Dec 1926 in Eastland County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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