Ouachita-Lincoln County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....HANKS, HELEN JACQUELINE JAMES  July 2, 2008
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News Star World - July 4, 2008
HELEN JACQUELINE JAMES HANKS

Kilpatrick Funeral Homes

Ruston, LA

Funeral services for Helen Jacqueline James Hanks will be held Saturday July 5, 
2008, at 2:30 PM at Trinity United Methodist Church in Ruston with Reverend 
Chris Andrews and Reverend Jerry Hilbun officiating. Visitation will be held at 
1:00 PM Saturday prior to the service in the Fellowship Hall at Trinity United 
Methodist Church. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery under the direction of 
Kilpatrick Funeral Homes.

Jackie died Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at her home in Ruston. She was born in 
Memphis, Tennessee on March 14, 1927 raised in El Paso, Texas and Ruston. She 
attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri and graduated from Southern 
Methodist University, in Dallas, Texas and where she was a member of Delta 
Delta Delta sorority.

She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T.L. James Sr., her 
parents, Lewis and Helen James, her husband Hamp Hanks, and her sister, Laura 
James Hunt.

She is survived by her four children Lewis Hanks, Austin, Texas, Bill Hanks, 
and wife Lynn, Plano, Texas, Buck Hanks and wife Martha, Baton Rouge, 
Louisiana, and Tracey Hanks, Ruston; grandchildren Ford, Whitney, Cannon, 
Gaines, and Shelby Hanks, two brothers-in-laws, Dock Hanks and wife Debbie and 
A.T. Hunt, Jr. and wife Sallie and nephews and their wives, Trott and Karen 
Hunt, Jimmy and Ann Hunt and their children.

Her family wishes to extend sincerest gratitude to her many lifelong friends 
and acquaintances who remember her as unassuming, unpretentious, gracious, and 
fun-loving. One of Jackie's special pleasures was always helping others from 
all walks of life without need for recognition or acknowledgement.

The oldest grandchild of T.L. and Maggie James, Jackie treasured her many aunts 
and uncles, her big family, and her church, Trinity United Methodist Church, to 
which she belonged her entire life.

Pallbearers are Ford Hanks, Cannon Hanks, Gaines Hanks, Trotter Hunt, Jack 
Hunt, Cass Hunt, Jim Hunt, and Tommy Hunt. Honorary pallbearers are Buddy 
Napper, Bill Rogers, Bill Carter, Scotty Robertson, Mickey Mays, Joe Reeves, 
Pat Garrett, and Don Cochran.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be sent to Trinity Methodist 
Church, 1000 West Woodward Ave., Ruston, LA or Louisiana Methodist Children's 
Home, 901 South Vienna, Ruston, LA or a charity of your choice. 



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