Master Jonah Steven Hanks, 12-year-old son of Eric and Amanda Madison Hanks of Grenada, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2024.  He was born September 14, 2011 in Grenada and was a 6th grade student at Grenada Middle School.  Jonah enjoyed playing a variety of sports including baseball, soccer and basketball.  He also enjoyed gaming with his friends and watching YouTube.  Jonah was involved in children's activities at Emmanuel Baptist Church and especially enjoyed singing in the children's choir.  Jonah was a good friend to many and will long be remembered as a smart and funny young man who loved Jesus, the Ole Miss Rebels and his faithful dog, Willow.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, February 17, 2024 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Grenada with Dr. Brent Barker and Rev. Mark Williams officiating.  Interment will follow in the Woodlawn Memorial Park.  The family will receive friends from 12:00 noon until service time Saturday at Emmanuel Baptist Church.

In addition to his parents, Jonah is survived by his sister, Elinore (Ellie) Hanks; grandparents, Teresa Hanks Austin(Buster) and Hao "Thu" Madison; aunt, Emily Purdy(Jason); uncles, Matthew Hanks and Jeremy O'Bryant; cousins, Madison Williams(Coby and Wrenleigh) and Makayla Purdy; and great-aunts, Gayle Goodson, Sandi Page, Lisa O'Bryant and Angie McGregor.

Jonah is preceded in death by his grandfathers, James Edward Madison and Barry Steven Hanks and great-grandparents, Nu Thi Dao & Hoa Van Tran, Mr. & Mrs. Edward Calvin Madison, Mr. & Mrs. Robert "Bill" O'Bryant and James & Betty Hanks.

Tommie Bowers, Lee Griffis, James Gordon, Bryce Kirk, Shea Kirk and Daniel Roche will honor Jonah by serving as pallbearers and carry him to rest in the Woodlawn Memorial Park.  Braxton Bennett, Gabe Day, Luke Garlington, Rhett Gibson, Levi Makamson, Corbin McKay, Logan Prestridge, Jace Riddell, Noah Smith and Brendan Taylor will honor Jonah by serving as honorary pallbearers.

Memorials may be directed to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.mckibbenandguinn.com.

Arrangements have been entrusted to McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada, (662-307-2694).