Mary Lenora

Hanger

Mary Lenora "Nita" Hanger daughter of the late Eunice Belva Mooney Callahan and Grover Cleveland Callahan was born in Ruble, Missouri, on August 22, 1924. She departed this life at Brent B. Tinnin Manor in Ellington, Missouri, on January 18, 2016, at the age of 91.

On April 9, 1942 in Ruble, Missouri, Nita was united in marriage to Golden Burnell Hanger and to this union two sons were born. Nita was a member of the Ellington First Baptist Church. Her hobbies included reading, working puzzle books, oil painting, sewing, playing cards and scrabble. Nita's greatest love was her family, she especially enjoyed babysitting her grandchildren and watching St. Louis Cardinals Baseball.

Nita was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her infant son, Douglas Burnell Hanger and her son, Gary Hanger, six brothers, Leonard, Buel, Robert, Bernice, James and Columbus Callahan, four sisters, Wilma Miller, Virginia St. Clair, Ruth Kallenbach and Dolly Foster.

Nita is survived by two grandchildren, Georgeann Stevenson and husband Jerry of Crocker, Missouri, Mark Hanger and wife Brenda of Villa Ridge, Missouri, two great-granddaughters, Taylor and Kaitlyn, three sisters, Thelma Lites of McHenry, Mississippi, Faye Albright of Wentzville, Missouri, Eloise Brockmann of St. Ann, Missouri, and a host of dear friends who will mourn her passing.

Visitation: Wednesday, January 20th 5 to 8 PM

Funeral Services: Thursday, January 21st 11 AM at McSpadden Funeral Home

Ministers: Geraldine Rains and Ray Chilton

Burial: Ellington City Cemetery

Pallbearers: Jim Hill, John Hanger, Luke Davis, David Brawley, Mike McCormack and Mark Hanger.

Arrangements by McSpadden Funeral Home, Ellington, Missouri

In lieu of flowers: Gary Hanger Scholarship Fund, Great Southern Bank