Robert “Bobby” G. Hanks, 79, of Nederland, died Monday, June 15, 2015. A native and lifelong resident of the area, he was born on February 23, 1936, in Nederland, to Edolia Pellerin and Wilson Hanks.
Robert was a contractor for forty years. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed fishing and hunting.
Survivors include his wife, Minnie Jean Hanks of Nederland; daughters, Katrina K. Lambert and her husband, Gordon, of Nederland and Tami Rene’ Lunn and her husband, Steve, of McKinney; grandchildren, Tara McDonald and her husband, Jeffery; Joshua Lambert; Adam Lambert and his wife, Kristi; Logan Lunn; and Abby Lunn; and great-grandchildren, Brandon Walker, Alyssa Walker, Maddox Lambert, Bailey Lambert, and Saylor Lambert.
He was preceded in death by parents; brother, Jerry Hanks; and sister, Beverly Ann Askew.
A gathering of Mr. Hanks’ family and friends will be from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, June 18, 2015, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 19, 2015, at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 211 Hardy Avenue, Nederland. His interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mr. Hanks’ memory to the American Cancer Society, #4 Bayou Brandt, Suite B, Beaumont, Texas 77706.
