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Jay J. Hankins Jr. - Voice and Viewpoint

Celebration of Life was held on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 61st Street Church of Christ. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary. I was born December 13, 1962, to Fritz Hankins Sr. and Lucille Bowman. Weighing only 2 pounds 8 ounces, the doctors did not expect me to survive. My grandmother Rosanna nicknamed me, […]

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