Imagene Hankins

Imagene Hankins, loving mother, wife, sister, grandma, great-grandma and daughter, of Syracuse, was called Home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. She was born on January 12, 1932, in St. Louis, Missouri, a daughter of the late Everett and Janie White. She was the oldest of four children. In 1950, Imagene was united in marriage to James Wiley Hankins, and they resided in the Kansas City area until 1960, when they moved to the “farm” located in rural Fortuna, Missouri. Together Imagene and James had six children, Michael Wayne Hankins, Vicki Lynn Houseman, James Everett Hankins, Cheryl Jean Jones, Debra Ann Hankins and Kevin Dale Hankins. Imagene first started her employment career working for Southwestern Bell, and then worked for Bendix, before owning and operating two restaurants, one in Berryville, Arkansas and the Sunflower Café in Syracuse, Missouri. Imagene then finished her employment career as a teacher at E.W. Thompson State School in Sedalia and working at Fortuna Apco, a convenience store owned and operated by the Hankins’. Imagene has always enjoyed crafts and dressing up for holidays, especially Halloween. She also enjoyed cooking and helping the handicapped. She was a member of the Fortuna First Baptist Church, the Red Hat Club Sedalia Chapter 8511, the Sedalia VFW Auxiliary 40 & 8 Chapter 333 and the Sedalia Golden Entertainers. Imagene was preceded in death by her husband, James Wiley Hankins, her parents, Everett and Janie White, a daughter, Debra Hankins, a son, Michael Wayne Hankins and a brother, David White. She is survived by two daughters, Vicki Houseman and husband Richard of Syracuse and Cheryl Jones and husband Chuck of Fortuna; two sons, James Everett Hankins and wife Cindy of Blue Springs and Kevin Hankins of Sedalia; eleven grandchildren; twenty-five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Maud Britz and husband Ralph of Sedalia and Jeri Williams of Laurie; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 10, at the Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home in Versailles with the Reverends Mike Hale and Randy Hale officiating. Graveside services and interment will follow in Greenmore Memorial Gardens in Barnett with James Hankins, Jimmy Hankins, Pat Fetters, Josh Hankins, Aaron Fonseca and Travis Ewing serving as casketbearers and the Red Hat Club Sedalia Chapter 8511, the Sedalia Golden Entertainers, the Sedalia VFW Auxiliary 40 & 8 Chapter 333, Chuck Jones, Rick Houseman, Kevin Hankins, Mike Simons, Scott Isaacson and James Marriott serving as honorary casketbearers. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Good Shepherd Care Center or the E.W. Thompson State School in Sedalia. Arrangements are under the direction and care of the Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home of Versailles.

Imagene Hankins

January 12, 1932 - June 6, 2012

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January 12, 1932 - June 6, 2012

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