February 26, 1998

ERLENE HANSON

EAST PRAIRIE -- Erlene Hanson, 76, of East Prairie died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1998, at East Prairie Nursing Center. She was born June 3, 1921, at Peach Orchard, daughter of Ross and Marie Wilson Abernathy. She married Dan Hanson in September 1940. He died June 18, 1995...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Erlene Hanson, 76, of East Prairie died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1998, at East Prairie Nursing Center.

She was born June 3, 1921, at Peach Orchard, daughter of Ross and Marie Wilson Abernathy. She married Dan Hanson in September 1940. He died June 18, 1995.

Hanson had lived in Mississippi County most of her life, and was a member of St. James General Baptist Church.

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Survivors include three daughters, Judy Garner of East Prairie, Carrol Chaney of Dexter, Nancy Parker of Memphis, Tenn.; a brother, Robert Abernathy of East Prairie; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. David Dowdy officiating. Burial will be in East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery.

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