PROVIDENCE, UTAH: Nellie Gray (Gaye) Hanson, 86, died December 27, 2007, after a short illness. She was born November 30, 1921 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to Sam Gray and Nellie Welch Hardister. She married Alvin M. Hanson at Pensacola Navel Air Base November 25, 1944, and was sealed in the Logan Temple June 20, 1950.

She graduated from Hanes High School and attended Draughns Business College in Winston-Salem. She was employed by the Federal General Accounting Office as a secretary in Washington D.C. Here she became acquainted with her future husband Alvin M. Hanson, a Naval Officer stationed in the Washington vicinity.

She married him after he was transferred to Pensacola, Florida. She and her husband made moves though out the county related to his military service, University attendance, and employment as a geologist. These included Madison, Wisconsin, Butte, Montana, Worland, Wyoming, Billings, Montana, Denver, Colorado, Covington, Louisiana, Evergreen, Colorado and finally to Providence in beautiful Cache Valley.

She is survived by her husband, three sons, Gary of Providence, Michael of Amarillo, Texas and Long Island, N. Y, Philip of Tallahassee, Florida, nine grandchildren, and thirteen greatgrandchildren, her brother Sam Hardister and her sister Peggy Bradford of Winston Salem, North Carolina.

She was preceded in death by her brother William Hardister of Florida.

The last three years of her life she was crippled and restricted to life in a wheelchair. Despite this she always had a smile for friends as well as strangers.

The funeral service will be held Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at the Providence 4th Ward Chapel at l2:00 pm, after the viewing at l0:30 to 11:30 am. Following the funeral service the interment will take place at the Providence Cemetery.

The family is grateful to the Alpine Homecare and Hospice for the loving care the staff provided. They provided the needed services with the love and kindness needed to help her both physically and mentally.

The family would like to invite anyone who would like to make a memorial contribution to address it to Alpine Homecare and Hospice , 277 Springcreek Parkway, Providence UT 84332. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at Allen Mortuaries.