JoAnn Taylor Hanks

JoAnn Taylor Hanks, 79, of Pinehurst, died Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont.

Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 28, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Sanders of Orangefield United Pentecostal Church. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. at West Hamilton Cemetery in Patroon, Texas.

Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Born in Hemphill, Texas, on September 27, 1936, JoAnn was the daughter of Claud Spencer and Verdie Lee (Monroe) Taylor. She was a member of Orangefield United Pentecostal Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Hanks; son, James Allen Kingrey; and grandchildren, Leslie Kingrey, Jamie Kingrey, Christopher Kingrey, and Timothy Kingrey.

JoAnn is survived by her son, Hershel Kingrey; step-daughter, Debbie Ellis; grandchildren, Sarah Kingrey, Gary Nelms, Stacy Kingrey, and Joanna Kingrey; and three great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brothers, Claude Taylor and wife Lynda Sue, and Buford Taylor; and sisters, Thelma Taylor Huff, Lucy Taylor, Patricia Taylor, and Linda Taylor Bergeron.

Serving as all pallbearers will be Buford Taylor, Claude William Taylor, Robert Taylor, Troy Huff, Leroy Bergeron, and Jack Bergeron.