Louise Hankins

Funeral Services will be held at St. Stephens’s Episcopal Church on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 11:00 with Father Don Caron and The Rev. Carl Buice officiating. Interment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Saturday, September 26, 2009. The family will be at the funeral home Tuesday Sept. 22, 2009 from 5-7PM to receive friends. Ms. Hettie Louise Mussetter Hankins passed away peacefully and went to be with the Lord and her family on September 19, 2009 in Milledgeville, Georgia. She was 91. Mrs. Hankins was born on October 6, 1917 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and grew up in the hardscrabble life of the Texas and Oklahoma oil fields during the Great Depression. She worked for many years as an office manager and bookkeeper in oil and petroleum accounting in various businesses in Oklahoma City, working full time until she was 85. Active in local Democratic politics, Ms. Hankins ran for various offices in her community and served the community with passion and enthusiasm. An avid sports fan, she followed her beloved Oklahoma Sooners wholeheartedly. She also followed the Atlanta Braves with equal enthusiasm. Ms. Hankins adopted and loved stray animals and was a kind soul to those who had less than she. She was also active at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Oklahoma City, serving in many capacities there. She has resided in Milledgeville, Georgia, with her daughter for the past five years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred Mussetter and Oma Mae Rider; her stepfather, Hugh Rider; brothers James Mussetter and Oliver Mussetter; and sisters Martha Ann Mussetter and Bettie Jayne Mussetter. Oliver and Bettie Jayne were killed in the New London School, Texas Explosion on March 18, 1937. This explosion killed over 300 students and teachers. Ms. Hankins mourned their loss throughout her life. She was married to the late Alford (Al) M. Evans and the late John Boone Hankins. She is survived by her daughter Judge Hulane E. (The Rev. Carl Buice) George of Milledgeville; sons Major (Retired) Milton Evans of Padre Island, TX, Brad B. (Katherine) Hankins of Las Cruces, NM, and Kim R. Hankins of Oklahoma City; step-daughter Polly Ulmer of Oklahoma City;11 grandchildren; and 16 great grandchildren; nieces, nephews, and her beloved dog, Ebby. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 220 South Wayne Street, Milledgeville, Georgia 31061.

Louise Hankins

October 6, 1917 - September 19, 2009