James A. Hanson, Jr., Lt. Col. USAF (Ret), 97, died Saturday, June 7, at the home of his daughter in Piedmont, SC. Mr. Hanson was a former resident of Rogersville, AL and a native of Colbert Co.
Mr. Hanson was a 24 year military veteran serving in WWII (US Army-New Guinea, Biak Is, Phillipines Is) and The Korean War. He was awarded numerous awards and citations, including Presidential Unit Citations from the USA and Republic of Korea. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 57 years, Mildred Romine Hanson; mother Grace McCorkle, Sheffield, AL; father Aaron Hanson, Columbia, TN; sister Martha S. Fleming, Florence, AL; brothers Roy E. McCorkle, Jr., Florence, AL (WWII, KIA at sea Dec. 24, 1944); and Robert E. (Bobby) McCorkle, Sheffield, AL. He is survived by son, Jim (Martha), Winter Park, FL; daughter Vicki (Jim), Piedmont, SC; four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, sister Alice Sockwell, Sheffield, AL, numerous nieces and nephews.
Private grave-side services with full military honors were held at Romine Cemetery, Rogersville Funeral Home assisting. Memorial donations may be made to The American Diabetes Association (www.diabetes.org), National Multiple Sclerosis Society (www.nationalmssociety.org/donate), or Wounded Warrior Project (www.woundedwarriorproject.org).
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Jim and Vicki:
I am so sorry to hear of your dads passing. I haven’t seen or spoken to either of you in many years and Marilyn and I send our sympathies to your families. We still live in Bradenton, FL. I am retired now from Audiology of over 20 years. Marilyn still works at State College of FL.
If you want to call sometime, I would love to hear from you.
Sincerely,
Gary Rouse 941-704-6455