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The Post-Standard, Syracuse, NY., May 1, 2005, page B-4

EVELYN HANNA
April 29, 2005

Evelyn Peterson Manchester Hanna, 81, of Laurinburg, NC, formerly of Syracuse, passed away Friday.
She and husband John P. "Jack" Hanna moved to Laurinburg in 2001 from New Bern, NC. She volunteered for the Institute for Cultural Affairs, Jamaica; Haiti Fund Inc., Haiti; Guardian Ad Litem; and was a member of the Laurenburg Presbyterian church and an associate member of Wesley United Methodist Church, Concord, NH.
Survivors: husband John, Laurinburg; five sons: Charles Allen Manchester, John Peterson Hanna, James Parks Hanna, Jeffrey Phillips Hanna, and R. Scott Hanna; four grandchildren; and one grandchild.
Service: Monday, May 2, 10:30 a.m., at Laurinburg Presbyterian Church. Inurnment: Concord. NH. Contributions: Scotia Village Foundation, 2200 Elm Ave., Laurinburg, NC 28352 or Haiti Fund Inc., P.O. Box 1075, New Bern. NC 28563.
Richard Boles Funeral Service of Laurinburg, NC, is serving the family.

The Fayetteville Observer-Times, Fayetteville, N.C., May 1, 2005, page __

EVELYN M. HANNA

LAURINBURG -- Mrs. Evelyn Peterson Manchester Hanna, 81, of Scotia Village, passed to life eternal Friday, April 29, 2005, in Scotland Memorial Hospital, after a long illness.
Born in Portland, Ore., on 16 Sept. 1923, Mrs. Hanna was preceded in death by her parents, Sanford B. Peterson and Amanda Berg Peterson of Trout Lake, Wash., and sisters, Arlene Peterson Belt and Mildred Peterson Farmer of Oregon.
Beyond much homemaking, her youthful smile and caring life were used in Meals on Wheels, in rural development work with the Institute for Cultural Affairs in Jamaica and with the Haiti Fund Inc. in Haiti, guardian ad litem volunteer and many church activities. She was a member of Laurinburg Presbyterian Church and an associate member of Wesley United Methodist Church of Concord, N.H. Evelyn and Jack came to Laurinburg and Scotia Village in 2001 after living 17 years in New Bern and two years on a boat in retirement.
A memorial service will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday, 2 May 2005, in Laurinburg Presbyterian Church with Neal Carter officiating and with a reception following. Inurnment will be in Concord the week of 15 May 2005.
Richard Boles Funeral Service of Laurinburg.
Mrs. Hanna was the beloved wife of John P. "Jack" Hanna; a devoted and loving mother of five sons, Charles Allen Manchester of Pittsburgh, John Peterson Hanna and wife, Christina Lynn, of Charlotte, James Parks Hanna of Fort Laurderdale, Fla., Jeffrey Phillips Hanna and wife, Barbara Gail, of Mount Vernon, Maine, and R. Scott Hanna and wife, Patricia Kramer, of Macungie, Pa. She was also a proud grandmother of four, Melissa Manchester, Craig Manchester, Georgia Hanna and Seona Hanna; and great-grandmother of Cierra Hoover.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Scotia Village Foundation, 2200 Elm Ave., Laurinburg, NC 28352; or the Haiti Fund Inc., P.O. Box 1075, New Bern, NC 28563.
Arrangements are being handled by Richard Boles Funeral Service of Laurinburg.