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Submitted: 11/5/09 • Approved: 6/29/23 • Last Updated: 7/2/23 • R255557-G255557-S3
US Navy
October 8, 1931 - September 15, 2004
Mayor of Fayetteville 1992-2000
*Obituary
The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
September 17, 2004
Fred B. Hanna, 72, of Fayetteville went to be with the Lord on Sept. 15, 2004. He passed on peacefully at his home surrounded by his wife and children, after a brief but valiant fight with cancer.
Fred was born on Oct. 8, 1931, in Morrilton to Fred B. Hanna Sr. and Alberta Whitfield Hanna. He went to Arkansas State Teachers College in Conway from 1949-51, transferring to the University of Arkansas where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, graduating in 1953 with a bachelor of science in business and marketing. He then joined the U.S. Navy and married the love of his life, Anne Dougan of Little Rock, on Feb. 12, 1954. Together they made their home in Fayetteville, where he owned Hanna Gulf Station and then Hanna Marine. After selling his boat business, he entered various business endeavors.
He served as mayor of Fayetteville from 1992-2000. His accomplishments included the Fayetteville Free Trolley, New Animal Shelter, Town Center, Dickson Street Development, Gary Hampton Softball Complex, the new past office, "First Night" Festival, the new city library, "Lights of the Ozarks," and the annual mayor's prayer breakfast. He left the city of Fayetteville in much better fiscal condition than it was when he was first elected in 1992.
He was past president of the Fayetteville Jaycees and a member of the Fayetteville Planning Commission for nine years. He was retired and has served on the Arvest McIlroy Bank Board of Directors and was a board member of Haas Hall Academy. He and his wife were members of University Baptist Church. His greatest joy, however, was his wife of 50 years, Anne, and their five children and 10 grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife, Anne, of the home; daughter, Stephanie Hanna Bryant and her husband, Doug of Bentonville; sons, Mark Hanna, Thad Hanna and wife Anita, and Brown Hanna, all of Fayetteville and son, Burt Hanna and his wife Donna of Springdale; his grandchildren are Ashley Bryant Morgan and her husband, Rocky of Clarksville, Blake Bryant of Waco, Texas, Coleman and Hanna Bryant of Bentonville, Lauren Hanna of Fayetteville, Trey Trent and Halley Hanna of Fayetteville, and Jake and Brooke Hanna of Springdale. He was greatly loved and will be missed by many.
A celebration of his life will be held at ll a.m. today, Sept. 17 at University Baptist Church with Pastor H.D. McCarty officiating.
Arrangements are by Moore's Chapel in Fayetteville.
Burial will be in Mount Comfort Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Gideon's International, P.O. Box 4507, Fayetteville, 72702-4507; Ventures for Christ Inc., P.O. Box 9474, Fayetteville, 72703-0025 or Global Outreach, 24210 E. Lake Houston Parkway, Huffman, Texas, 77336 (281) 324-1818.
Anne
August 25, 1933 - July 14, 2021
*Obituary
Nelson Berna Funeral Home
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Our beloved mother, Anne Dougan Hanna-Newell, went to her heavenly home on July 14, 2021, after a sudden decline due to a chronic lung disease that hadn’t slowed her down a bit until last Tuesday. She died peacefully at Willard Walker Hospice House surrounded by her loving family and friends.
She was born on August 25, 1933, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Marie Rayburn Dougan and Thomas Burton Dougan. She graduated from Little Rock High School in 1950 where she was a cheerleader and member of A capella choir, and then went to Hendrix for a year. She transferred to the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville in 1952 where she pledged Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority and met and fell in love with Fred Hanna. They eloped on February 12, 1954, and she lived in the Zeta house until they found out that she had married and she had to move out. After Fred’s graduation from the UofA, they moved to Great Lakes, Illinois, where he was stationed in the Navy.
They returned to Fayetteville in 1956, and made it their permanent home. Fred opened Hanna Marine and Anne took care of the home. Her greatest desire was to be a wife and mother, so together they had and raised 5 children, all of whom she loved fiercely. She thought gathering at the table each night was so important, and set a lovely table and made each child feel special. She believed it was being together that mattered, not the food, so we loved to tease her about her cooking method: if it’s smoking it’s cooking, if it’s black it’s done.
Anne went on to receive her Bachelor’s Degree in Education, majoring in English, in 1967.
She did have various hobbies, among them collecting dolls and participating in a doll club for years. After she became a Christian in 1968, she participated in many Bible Studies and prayer groups. Later in life, she enjoyed being the First Lady of Fayetteville from 1992-2000, during Fred’s tenure as Mayor. They were married happily for 50 years and enjoyed living part time on Beaver Lake.
Anne’s joy was her family and her greatest desire was to share her faith in Jesus Christ and His plan for salvation. Anyone who met her, including the staff at WRMC, felt blessed by the love of Christ she exuded. She impacted the lives of so many and was a prayer warrior. Her last prayer request to her prayer group, God’s Girls, was that God either let her go to her earthly home or to her heavenly home. Anne truly lived by the scripture,” For to me, to live is Christ, to die is gain.” Philippians 1:21.
Anne was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Fred Hanna, and her brother, Charles Rayburn Dougan.
She is survived by her loving husband of 15 years, Mike Newell. Mike and Fred were childhood friends in Morrilton, AR, and Anne and Mike began a new life together after they both lost their spouses. They married in November of 2005 and lived happily together, truly in love, and we got the gift of a second father.
She also leaves behind daughter Stephanie (Doug) Bryant, of Bentonville; Mark (Carol) Hanna, of Centerton; Thad (Anita) Hanna, Burt Hanna (Carrie), and Brown (Erica) Hanna, all of Fayetteville. Grandchildren: Ashley (Rocky) Morgan, Dr. Blake (Hannah) Bryant, Cole (Sara) Bryant, Hanna (Brett) Mann, Lauren (Chase) Johnson, Sarah (Anthony) Feng, Trey (Sela) Hanna, Trent (Kaylan) Hanna, Hayley (Toby) Baker, Jake (Nicole) Hanna, Brooke (Ryan) Lemoine, John and Leighanne Hanna. She leaves behind a legacy of 32; 5 children, 13 grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren, with more to come.
Visitation will be Monday, July 19, at Nelson-Berna Funeral Home in Fayetteville from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Celebration of Life service will be Tuesday, July 20, at 10:00 a.m. Trinity Fellowship, Fayetteville. Memorials may be made to Mount Comfort Cemetery Association, 3878 W. Mt. Comfort Rd., Fayetteville, AR 72704
To sign the online guest book, please visit www.bernafuneralhomes.com.
Married February 12, 1954
Contributed on 11/5/09 by judyfrog
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