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Thomas Robinson Hanna

August 16, 1916 — January 15, 2011

Mr. Thomas Robinson Hanna -
Easley, SC


Mr. Thomas Robinson Hanna, 94, of Easley, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2011, at McCall Hospice House, Simpsonville, SC. He was the husband of the late Viola Jameson Hanna.


Born August 16, 1916 on his maternal grandparents�?? farm in Anson County, NC, he was a son of the late Charles Bell Hanna, Sr. and the late Eleanor Robinson Hanna. Mr. Hanna was a 1938 graduate of Clemson Agricultural & Military College, and he received graduate education at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Mr. Hanna's first career was as an educator, teaching Agriculture in Cullowhee, NC and then at Easley High School, until going to serve his country in World War II. As a First Lieutenant in the 8th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Army Division, he participated in the invasion of Normandy on D-Day and in the Battle of the Bulge. After returning home from service, Mr. Hanna enjoyed a long career with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, retiring as Director of Air Pollution Control for Greenville County. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Pickens, SC. Mr. Hanna will be remembered as a kind, quiet, generous, and thoughtful gentleman to all who knew him.


Surviving are one brother, William J. Hanna, IV of Virginia Beach, VA; one sister, Eleanor Hanna McLean of Washington, DC; a brother-in-law, James S. Myrick, Jr. and his wife, Mary McCuen Myrick of Nashville, TN; a devoted sister-in-law, Margaret Jameson Waldrop and her husband Harry Waldrop, of Lynchburg, VA, and many special nieces, nephews, neighbors and friends. In addition to his wife and parents, Mr. Hanna was predeceased by two brothers, Henry H. Hanna and Charles Bell Hanna, Jr. and two sisters, Sarah Craig Myrick and Mary Hanna Barnes.


Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 22, 2011, in Westview Cemetery, Easley, with the Rev. Jimmy Dillard officiating.


Family members are at their respective homes. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials be made to the Miracle Hill Children�??s Home, Goodwill Industries, or to the charity of one's choice.


Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown, which is assisting the family.
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