GREAT BEND — James Lee Hanks, Jr., 69, passed away February 12, 2018, at Almost Home, Great Bend, Kan. He was born July 17, 1948, at El Dorado, Kan., to James Lee, Sr. and Lavina (Parks) Hanks.Jim married Jean Schroeder September 4, 1971 at Alva, Oklahoma. Jim, a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Vietnam War, had been a Great Bend resident since 1970, coming from Claflin, Kan.