William Kenneth Hankins, 84, of Bedford died Saturday, April 25, 2015. He was the husband of the late, Cynthia Chittum Hankins.
Born May 7, 1930 in Eden, North Carolina he was the son of the late William Bryan Hankins and Josephine Hensley Hankins.
William retired as a police officer with the Bedford Police Department after 30 years of service. He was also the clerk for local auctioneers. William was a member of Mineral Springs Baptist Church.
William is survived by his daughters: Kathie Moorman and her husband, Jimmy, Judy Hankins and Tim Huffman; sister-in-law: Janette Markham; sisters: Phyllis Jean Whitt, Faith Marie Vernon; and nieces: Kim Cook and Denise Motsinger.
A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Tharp Funeral Home in Bedford conducted by the Rev. Travis Keith. The family will receive friends one hour before the service and also from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, April 27, 2015.
Interment will take place Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. in Mountain View Cemetery in Vinton. Please consider making a memorial contribution to the Bedford Fire & Rescue. 315 Bedford Ave, Bedford, VA 24523.
Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford, is assisting the family.