Howard Sidney Hanson

McMinnville, TN resident and Gillett, WI native Howard Sidney Hanson, age 81, was born February 8, 1932 and died January 22, 2014 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a one-month illness. A retired serviceman with the United States Air Force, a veteran of Vietnam, and a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, he was the son of the late Sidney Russell and Lucille Lillian Luebeck Hanson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Gerald Hanson. He was married April 18, 1964 to Willis Mae Hanson of McMinnville. In addition to his wife, he is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Charmaine and Waylon Fincher of McMinnville; two grandsons, Colton and Logan Fincher both of McMinnville; sister-in-law, Joanne Hanson of Green Bay, WI; and two nieces, Cheryl Bergstrom of Green Bay, WI and Paula Hanson of Fon du Lac, WI. Funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, January 25, 2014 in High's Chapel with Chris Keele officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Zion Cemetery with full military honors administered by VFW Post 5064 and American Legion Post 173. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday and from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service Saturday at High's. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital.