Paul Dean Hankins, 86, of Rosewood, died Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at his residence after a sudden illness. Born March 14, 1935 in Dunmor, the son of Holly Mendel Hankins and Sarah Elizabeth Baugh Hankins. He was raised in Dunmor and graduated from Dunmor High School in 1953. He was a member and deacon of Macedonia Baptist Church in Rosewood. Paul joined the Kentucky State Police as a trooper in 1962 and retired in 1988 after 27 years as a detective with the Special Investigations Unit. He owned and operated Big Valley Farm from 1972 for the remainder of his life. He was preceded in death by his parents, his oldest granddaughter Holly Jo Devers, and his son-in-law Keith Peters.
Survivors include his wife of 68 1/2 years, Carolyn Yonts Hankins of Rosewood; children, Vickie Peters of Memphis, Tenn., Mark (Jane) Hankins of Greenville, Tammie (Dan) Lorden of St. Louis, Mo., Phillip (Gina) Hankins of Rosewood and Susan (Clay) White of Baton Rouge, La.; grandchildren, DeeDee (James) Kennedy, Anne (Jeremy) McGill, Sarah (James) Wester, Kate (Adam) Crnko, Whitney (Brad) Morr, Dalton (Whitney) Hankins, Mika Hankins; step-granddaughters, Ashlee (Brandon) Miller and Aly (Lincoln) Evitts; and eighteen great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday, February 6 at 2:00 p.m. at Gary’s Funeral Home in Greenville, officiated by Rev. Curtis McGhee and Rev. Mike Brady. Burial followed in Macedonia Cemetery in Rosewood.
Online condolences to the family may be made at www.garysfuneralhome.net
