Donald Ross Hankins was born Dec. 5, 1953, in Springfield, to Ross Hankins, Jr. and Twillia Hodges Hankins. He married Karen Neely on Jan. 16, 1978, and was blessed with two children, Laura Dawn Hankins Gaddy and Jason Ross Hankins. He
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