Flo Etta (Hannaford) Runion, 96

Funeral services for Flo Etta (Hannaford) Runion, 96, were held Jan. 8, 2022, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville. Burial was at Brushy Knob Cemetery.

She died Jan. 5. She was born February 16, 1925, in Gainesville to George and Martha (Wattenbarger) Hannaford. 

In 1947, the love of her life, Coy Runion, asked her to be his wife. They were married in Mountain Home, Arkansas, on Oct. 14, 1947. They were married for 64 years until Coy’s death on June 26, 2011. They had three children, Brenda, Karen and Phillip.

No obituary can explain this wonderful Christian lady’s life. She’s been writing it for 96 years. Flo was a stay-at-home mom for many years. She also drove a school bus and worked in the cafeteria for Gainesville School District and ran a clothing store in Gainesville with Carol Hannaford. 

She loved her brothers and sisters in Christ. She was a member of Gainesville Church of Christ for many years and attended the Dawt Church of Christ later in life. She was a devoted Christian wife, mother and grandmother.

Flo leaves behind her children Brenda Hampton and husband Tom, Karen McKee and husband J.D., Phillip Runion and wife Stacy; nine grandchildren: Cindy Cantrell and husband Phillip, Beth Hampton and Lee, Dustin Hudspeth, Tyler Hudspeth and wife Audra, Jason McKee and wife Kelli, Casey McKee and Tori, Corey Runion, Keith Runion and wife Leah, Ashley Brown and husband Brad; 20 great grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren; and a host of very special nieces, nephews and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; father-in-law and mother-in-law Gather and Alta (Corp) Runion; brothers Harley Hannaford and wife Martha, Basil Hannaford and wife Norma, Marlin Hannaford and wife Alvena, Albert Hannaford and wife Edna; sister Virginia McGinnis and husband Marlin, and baby sister Stella; and granddaughter Tina Hampton.

Memorial contributions may be made to Brushy Knob Cemetery. 

Arrangements are under the direction of Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Gainesville.