Pauline Hankins, 88, died Sunday, October 21, 2007, at Mulberry Manor Nursing Home in Stephenville. Graveside Service will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at the Odessa Cemetery in Odessa, Texas. Visitation: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Monday October 22, 2007 at the Stephenville Funeral Home. Pauline was born June 16, 1919 in Missouri the late John and Margaret Dawson Cook. She married D.W. Hankins on March 7, 1937. He preceded her in death on May 20, 1977. Pauline was a Baptist, she had lived in Lingleville since 1990 and also in Morton, Texas. She was a homemaker. She is survived by a daughter, Louise Bays of Lingleville; granddaughter, DeAnna Nowell and husband Cliff of Levelland; grandson, Terry Bruton of Lingleville; two great-gransons, Kevin and wife Samantha Nowell of Levelland; Cory Schmidt of Tomball; great-grandaughter, Jessica Louise Bruton of Magnolia; three great-great-grandsons, Darin Nowell; Koby Nowell and Derik Green; great-great-granddaughter, Michaela Nowell.