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Barbara Hanson Obituary

Longtime Girl Scout volunteer and former staff member Barbara Hanson, 79, of Topeka, Kansas, died on March 9, 2021, after a 9-month battle with cancer.

Barbara is survived by her husband, Larry Hanson, their children Lori (Tim Manning) Hanson of Lawrence and Lonnie Hanson of Hoyt, as well as five grandchildren, including Aidin and Eliot Manning, also of Lawrence.

Barbara will Lie In State after 12:00 pm Tuesday, March 16 at Parker Price Funeral home where the family will receive friends from 5:00 pm-7:00 pm. Funeral Ceremony will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 17, at Parker Price Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Rochester Cemetery, in Topeka.

Memorial contributions may be made to Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Blanket Fund or to Girl Scouts of Northeast Kansas and Northwest Missouri, and sent in the care of Parker Price Funeral Home, 245 NW Independence Ave, Topeka, KS 66608.

To express condolences or to leave fond memories, please visit www.ParkerPriceFH.com

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Lawrence Journal-World on Mar. 12, 2021.

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Mar

16

Lying in State

12:00 p.m.

Parker-Price & Davidson Cremations, Funerals, Receptions

245 NW Independence Ave, Topeka, KS 66608

Mar

16

Visitation

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Parker-Price & Davidson Cremations, Funerals, Receptions

245 NW Independence Ave, Topeka, KS 66608

Mar

17

Funeral

10:30 a.m.

Parker-Price & Davidson Cremations, Funerals, Receptions

245 NW Independence Ave, Topeka, KS 66608

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Parker-Price & Davidson Cremations, Funerals, Receptions

245 NW Independence Ave, Topeka, KS 66608

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