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Ethel Hanning

Mrs. Ethel Pauline Polly or Mamaw Hanning, 91, of Fayetteville, passed from this life on Saturday, January 21, 2006, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville.

Mrs. Hanning was born December 7, 1914, in Van Buren to Cornelius and Nancy (Hicks) James.

She was preceded in death by her husband, T.G. Thell Hanning and their only child, a son, David Lee Hanning.

Pauline and her husband, Thell were managers of Sterling Store in Brinkley, Prescott, Searcy, and Benton and retired in Benton after 53 years of employment with Sterlings. In 1995, Mrs. Hanning moved to Fayetteville, where she was a member of University Baptist Church. She enjoyed living at Arkanshire and the Weddington Place Sr. Apartments. She especially loved going to the Fayetteville Senior Citizens Center every day to eat lunch and visit with friends there. She loved her family dearly and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a special lady to everyone that knew her.

Cherishing her memory are her granddaughter: Leigh Hanning Ellis of Fayetteville, Julia Hanning of Benton; her grandsons, John David Hanning of Brooklyn, New York, James Douglas Hanning of Fayetteville, and her great-grandchildren, McKenzie and Reagan Ellis of Fayetteville, Tony, Logan, Autumn, Corbin, and Carson Hanning of Texarkana, Ark. survive her.

Visitation was held on Monday, January 23, 2006, from 4-6 p.m. at Nelson-Berna Funeral Home in Fayetteville.

Graveside funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2006, at Pinecrest Memorial Park in Alexander.

To sign the online guestbook please visit www.nelsonberna.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Fayetteville Senior Center at 945 South College Fayetteville, Ark. 72701.

Arrangements were under the direction of Nelson-Berna Funeral Home and Crematory of Fayetteville.