Raymond E. Hanna

Raymond Edison Hanna, of Maryville, MO, passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph, MO.  He was 88.

Ray was born in Clearmont, MO, on July 15, 1934, to Edison and Bernice (Hollensbe) Hanna.  They preceded him in death.  He was also preceded by his wife Shirley, his 2 sisters: Marilyn Hanna in infancy, and Charlene Hanna, at 8 years old, his brother-in-law Jim Faris, and his sister and brother in law, Ruth (Howard) and Marvin Hogan.

Ray attended the Elm Grove School, then in 1952 graduated from Horace Mann High School in Maryville.  He lived most all his life in Maryville.

On October 4, 1958, at the First Christian Church in Maryville, Ray was united in marriage to Shirley Illene Moore.  She passed away on May 7, 2023.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Maryville.  He was a 50-year member of the Nodaway Lodge #470, AF & AM, and was a past member of the Moila Shrine Temple.

Ray loved going to auctions.  He collected hammers, tools and yard sticks, and he liked to tinker in his garage.  He enjoyed bowling and was a longtime league bowler.  In May at age 88, he bowled a 300 game.  He seldom missed his 10 AM coffee group and enjoyed going to Gray’s Truck Stop to eat, drink coffee and visit.  Ray never met a stranger.

In 1952 he started working for Myers Flooring in Maryville and eventually opened his own business, Ray’s Installation.  In 1978, he started driving a truck in Maryville and did that until 1999 when he retired from LMP.

He served his Country in the Missouri Army National Guard.

He leaves his 2 children, son, Michael (Cleo) Hanna, Gretna, NE, daughter, Stephanie (Bill) Walker, Maryville, MO, 3 grandsons, Andrew Raymond Wiederholt, Ravenwood, MO, and Joseph and Justin Hanna, Gretna, NE, brother, David (Vonita) Hanna, St. Joseph, MO, and sister, Karen Faris, Maryville, MO, his brother-in-law, Gene Howard, Omaha, NE, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Ray has been cremated under the care of the Bram Funeral Home, Maryville, MO.

Private family services will be held for Ray at a later date.  He will be buried at the Nodaway Memorial Gardens, Maryville, MO.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the First United Methodist Church, 102 N. Main St., Maryville, MO 64468, or the Nodaway Lodge #470 AF & AM, 1622 N. Main St., Maryville, MO 64468