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1932
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2015
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Ethel Hand Obituary
She was born November 4, 1932, in Prentice, the daughter of Lloyd and Ethel Rohn Summers. She married Gilbert Lee Hand on July 21, 1951, in Pleasant Plains, and he preceded her in death on August 9, 2011.
She is survived by two sons, Rick Hand (wife, Donna) of Ashland and Tom Hand (wife, Debbie) of El Paso; a daughter, Jill Houser of Decatur; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a sister, Betty Noel of Ashland; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; two children, Mark and Jane Hand; two brothers; and four sisters.
Pat was a graduate of Ashland High School. She was a devoted wife, mother and homemaker who, after raising her children, worked at Capitol Records in Jacksonville for more than 25 years. She was a member of Berea Christian Church. A talented quilter, she also enjoyed creating craft items to share with family and friends and sell at area craft fairs.
Funeral services will be at noon Thursday, April 16, 2015, at Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in Ashland with burial at Bethel Cemetery in Sangamon County. The family will meet friends from 11 a.m. Thursday until the time of service at the funeral home. Memorial gifts are suggested to Ashland Volunteer Fire Department. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.buchanancody.com.
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for Ethel Hand
Rusty Lewis
April 16, 2015
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Tami Sparrow
April 15, 2015
I am so sorry to hear. Patsy was a great friend to me. Will never forget her
R. S. Douglass
April 15, 2015
I will always remember my dear sweet friend and her cold hummingbird day. She will be missed by all who knew her. Rest in peace my friend.
Tom & Jamette Teaney
April 15, 2015
To the Hand family, we are so sorry to hear of Pat's passing. We both worked with Pat out at Capitol, and even though we have never met any of you, we feel as though we know you, as Pat would always talk of her children and grandkids. she was very proud of you all. She was fun to work with, always had time to help you if you needed it, and she always had time to be a friend, when I needed someone to talk to. One short, funny story to tell about Pat, we were talking one day about middle names, and she would never tell hers. So, trying to guess what her's was, I asked her, is it Myrtle? Never did get an answer, but, to this day, we always called her Myrtle. Rest in peace, Pat.
Aunt Mary Etta
April 15, 2015
So sorry Jill. So glad you got to spend some time with her at Easter.
Paul & Mildred Cannon
April 14, 2015
We are sorry for the loss of such a love one. May the Lord comfort each and everyone.
Sandra Gutmann
April 13, 2015
To all the Hand family, So so sorry to hear about Pat. She was a dear sweet person. She will greatly be missed. You guys are all in thoughts and prayers.
Sandra Birch
April 13, 2015
So sorry for the loss of your mother. I always enjoyed visiting with her if we happened to be somewhere together.
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