Allen Hanks

Mr. Allen Junior Hanks, age 92, of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on October 19, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Hanks will be conducted on Wednesday, October 22, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Kenton with Bro. Mickey Hanks and Bro. Darrell Morgan officiating. Interment will follow in New Salem Cemetery of Mason Hall, Tennessee. Mr. Hanks was born December 11, 1921, in Gibson County, Tennessee; He was the seventh son of a seventh son, the late Mr. Allen Thurman Hanks and Mrs. Hattie Brewer Hanks. He was a retired landowner and farmer. Mr. Hanks was the oldest member of New Salem Baptist Church of Mason Hall, a loving and devoted husband and father, and an avid New York Yankees fan. Mr. Hanks is survived by his spouse of 72 years whom he married on June 7, 1942, Mrs. Ruth Reed Hanks; two sons, Allen Reed Hanks, Sr. and wife Rebecca, Richard Hanks and wife Beverly; grandson, Allen Reed Hanks, Jr.; granddaughter, Beth Brinkley and husband Dewayne; and great-grandson, Mason Payne. He was preceded in death by his parents. The family will receive friends from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2014. Karnes & Son Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mr. Allen Junior Hanks.