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John Hansley Obituary
He was a retired farmer and the pastor of the Poor Folks Congregation.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Memorial Baptist Church in Maysville with the Rev. Woody Whitt and the Rev. William Ray Davis officiating. Burial will be in the Morton-Hansley Cemetery off Grants Creek Road in Jacksonville.
Surviving are his wife Emma Conway Hansley; his daughter, Alice Meadows and her husband, Garland of Kenly; his sons, John Hansley Jr. and his wife, Becky, Thomas Hansley, Ronnie Handley, Donald Hansley and Walter Hansley and his wife, Katie, all of Maysville; his sister, Ethel Williams of Ayden; 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Sayland Funeral Home in Maysville and other times at the home of Walter and Katie Hansley.
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Memories and Condolences
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Alvis & Harriett Collins
August 10, 2010
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
Dwight Davis and family
August 9, 2010
To the Hansley family we are sorry to hear of you loss of your love one.May GOD Bless and keep you all in his well a give you added strength from above.
Robert, Bethany, and Hannah
August 4, 2010
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this time. God Bless you all.
Cleve & Charlotte Provost
August 3, 2010
May God Bless each of you during your time of sorrow. Our thoughts and prayers are with each of you.
Teresa Mills
August 3, 2010
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
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