He was a United States Navy Veteran having served in WWII. He retired from Champion Paper and was a life long member of the First Baptist Church of Cantonment.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 65 years, Estelle O’Farrell Hanks; and a son, Randall G. Hanks.
Survivors include two daughters, Victoria (Mark) Hanks Staples and Karen (Brett) Hanks Shaw; five grandchildren, Heather (Jay) Staples Lucey, Ginger (Troy) Staples Reeder, Christopher Staples, Alexandra Shaw and Austin Shaw; four great grandchildren, Andrew Rohler, Meredith Lucey, Jeremiah Lucey and Nathanial Lucey.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday February 13, 2012 at the First Baptist Church of Cantonment at 2 PM. The family will receive friends at the church from 1 PM until the service hour. Interment will follow in Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association or the American Cancer Society. Arrangements under the direction of Eastern Gate Memorial Funeral Home, Pensacola, FL.
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