Dora Hankins

Dora Marie Hankins age 90 of North Tazewell, VA went to be with the Lord Sunday, September 24, 2006 at a Tazewell hospital following a brief illness. She will be sadly missed by her family and friends. She was born in Tazewell County, VA and was the daughter of the late Ryntha and Vicie Beavers Sparks. Dora had made her home in Tazewell County all her life. She was a very loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and friend. She was cherished and will be greatly missed by her loved ones and her many friends. She was a member and along with her husband one of the founders of Yost Chapel Freewill Baptist Church. She was also a Willing Worker of the Church, always ready to lend a helping hand to those in need. She was the widow of Rev. Nathan Elmer Hankins. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Mary E. Hankins and by 10 brothers and sisters. Those who remain to carry on her spirit are: Daughters: Helen Smith and husband Gerald of Dallas, TX, Linda Shelton and husband Tommy of North Tazewell, VA, and Betty Jones and husband Reese of North Tazewell, VA Sons: Tommy E. Hankins and wife Carol of North Tazewell, VA and Jimmy N. Hankins and wife Judy of North Tazewell, VA Grandchildren: Pam Fiveash and husband John, Sheri Smith, Tina Rollins and husband Ray, Darren Hankins, Kim Hankins, Wayne Hayes, Jr., Daphne Boutin and husband John, Heather Asbury, Lauren Shelton, and Jessika Jones Great Grandchildren; Keyfer Fiveash, Payton Fiveash, Cameron Hayes, Brianne McReynolds, Nathan Boutin, Abby Asbury and Emma Asbury Sister: Hazel Hickman of Richlands, VA Brother: Joe Sparks and wife Ola Mae of Cedar Bluff, VA Special nieces: Shirley Susman and Nancy Wallace And a host of nieces, nephew, cousins, and friends. Funeral Services for Ms. Dora Marie Hankins will be held Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at 2:00 pm at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home Chapel of Tazewell, Virginia with the Rev. Ed Hankins and Rev. Ralph Bostic officiating. Interment will follow at the Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill, Virginia. Family and Friends will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call at Hurst-Scott Funeral Home from 6 to 9 pm on Tuesday evening. In lieu of flowers the family request that donations be made to the American Heart Association, Mid-Atlantic Affiliate, Memorials & Tributes Processing Center, PO Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216.

Dora Hankins

January 27, 1916 - September 24, 2006