Annell Hanley, 80, of Nederland, died Sunday morning peacefully, November 16, 2014, at Harbor Hospice House, Beaumont. A native and lifelong resident of the area, she was born on March 29, 1934, at Hotel Dieu in Beaumont, to Inez Freeman and Alvin S. Chesnut. Annell and her friend, Elaine Brumfield, enjoyed representing the class of 1951 in the Alumni Association. She was a devoted longtime member of the First United Methodist Church of Nederland.
Survivors include her husband, Carrel Hanley of sixty-two years; daughter, Mariann Curtice and her husband, Britt; sons, Mark Hanley and his wife, Ashley and Matt Hanley and his wife, Dawn; sister, Linda Cobb and her husband, James; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, Michael Hanley and his wife, Deborah.
A gathering of Mrs. Hanley’s family and friends will be from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, 18, 2014, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. Her funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at Broussard’s, Nederland, with entombment to follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Hanley’s memory to First United Methodist Church, 123 North 13th Street, Nederland, Texas, 77627.
