Willis Russell Rusty
Hanks, 1944–1968 (aged 24 years)
- Name
- Willis Russell "Rusty" /Hanks/
- Given names
- Willis Russell "Rusty"
- Surname
- Hanks
- Nickname
- Rusty
| Birth | May 11, 1944
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| Birth of a brother | Darrell Clayton Hanks December 7, 1947 (aged 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Claude Russell Hanks October 6, 1965 (aged 21 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Henry Russell Drake September 21, 1966 (aged 22 years) |
| Burial of a father | Vincent Willis ShortyHanks |
| Burial of a mother | Lucille Berniece Drake |
| Death | July 27, 1968 (aged 24 years) |
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| father |
1918–1982
Birth: May 11, 1918
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37 — Decatur, Macon Co., IL Death: July 8, 1982 — Decatur, Macon Co., IL |
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| mother |
1925–2013
Birth: February 9, 1925
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30 — Niantic, Macon Co., IL Death: December 30, 2013 — Decatur, Macon Co., IL |
| himself |
1944–1968
Birth: May 11, 1944
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19 — Decatur, Macon Co., IL Death: July 27, 1968 — Harristown, Macon Co., IL |
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4 years
younger brother |
1947–2003
Birth: December 7, 1947
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22 — Decatur, Macon Co., IL Death: July 14, 2003 — Decatur, Macon Co., IL |
| sister |
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| sister |
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| sister |
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| sister |
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| Shared note | Willis Russell Hanks, 24, of Route 8, drowned in the Sangamon River Saturday night when the boat he was in capsized. The accident occurred a mile and a half downstream from the Circo Rendering Service on Hill Road, Harristown. Russell was gigging frogs with Eddie Earl Brownlee, also of Route 8, when the accident occurred. Brownlee told sheriff's deputies that the boat capsized after it was struck by a log floating in the river. The accident occurred between 10:30 and 11 p.m. Brownlee said he was unable to find Hanks in the dark when Hanks called to him for help. Hanks' body was recovered Sunday morning by the Decatur fire department. Mr. Hanks was born May 11, 1944 in Decatur, a son of Vincent Willis and Lucille Bernice Hanks of Route *. He was employed by the McElroy Construction Co. He was a member of Teamsters & Chauffers Union, Local 279, and St. Patrick Catholic Church. Besides his parents, he leaves a brother, Darrell Hanks at home; four sisters, Mrs. Paul (Claudia Jane) Caldwell of Decatur, Teri Marlene, Geri Colleen and Pamela Sue, all at home; and grandparents, Mrs. C. R. Hanks of Decatur and Mrs. Russell Drake of Niantic. Funeral arrangements are incomplete in the J.J. Moran & Sons Funeral Home. Decatur Herald and Review (Decatur, Illinois), July 29, 1968 Hanks, Willis (Rusty). Requiem High Mass and Holy Communion 9:30 a.m. Thursday, St. Patrick Catholic Church. Interment Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Wednesday. Rosary to be recited 7:30 p.m. Wednesday by St. Vincent DePaul Society. Decatur Herald and Review (Decatur, Illinois), July 30, 1968 |
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| Media object | M370 |
| Media object | M448 |