- Date Of Birth: September 3, 1940
- Date Of Death: July 28, 2021
- State: Mississippi
Wilma Jean Hanks Stevens, age 80, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2021. She was born September 3, 1940 in Crowley, Louisiana. Wilma received a Master’s Degree in Nursing from Jones Community College in Ellisville, MS. She was a nurse at Wayne General Hospital in Waynesboro for over 25 years where she was a Director of Nursing. Wilma was a nurse at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Lake Charles for over 15 years. She retired in 2006 after working as a Register Nurse for over 40 years.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Wilfred Hanks Sr. and Joyce W. Hanks; brother, Junior Hanks; daughter, Pamela Walker; her 21-year fur baby that she adored, Bailey.
She is survived by 6 daughters and one son, Carolyn J. “Carrie” Beal (M.J.), Richton, MS; Billie Stevens Waynesboro, MS; Alice Walker (Hilton), Talihina, OK; Donna Parker, Moselle, MS; Pearl Stevens, Waynesboro, MS; James W. Stevens (Jennifer), Gautier; Lana Stevens, La Porte, TX; sister, Carolyn Hanks; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
