Kenneth Hannah

"Loving Husband, Father & Papaw"

Canton, Kenneth Earl Hannah, age 89, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2018 at The Homestead.

A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Andy and Naomi Sisk Hannah. On Friday evening, Earl was reunited with the love of his life, Catherine, in beautiful Beulah Land whom he was married to for 65 years prior to her death in October, 2017. In addition to his parents, and wife, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Jack, Walter and Mack Hannah; and a sister, Elizabeth Kuykendall. He proudly served his county in the United States Army during the Korean War, and retired from Champion Papers. Earl will forever be remembered for tinkering on small engines, farming his bountiful garden, and serving his Lord as a life-long member of Sunny Point Baptist Church. He was a current deacon and a member of the Gideon's. Earl enjoyed catching up with his friends at the Waffle House and spending time with his most precious treasure, his family.

Kenneth is survived by his daughter, Lisa Mathis, and her husband, Wayne, of Canton; brother, Dennis Hannah, and his wife, Linda, of Waynesville; two grandsons, Drew Mathis, and his wife, Brooke, and Tyler Mathis, and his fiancé, Felicia Wood; and three great-grandchildren, Baylee, Brinley and Aubree.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at Sunny Point Baptist Church with Reverend James Roberts and Reverend Shannon O'Riley officiating. Burial will follow at Bon-A-Venture Cemetery on the Old Clyde Road. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 2:00 p.m. prior to the service at the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Haywood Healthcare Foundation (Hospice in memo line of check to apply funds to Hospice) c/o The Homestead, 127 Sunset Ridge Road, Clyde, NC 28721.

The care of Mr. Hannah has been entrusted to Wells Funeral Homes and an online memorial register is available at "Obituaries" at www.wellsfuneralhome.com

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