Daughter of Joseph Pinkney Cathey & Cora Lee Alexander.
Married John Van Hanford on May 01, 1919.
Mother of John Van Hanford Jr. &
Mary Elizabeth Alexander (Hanford) Dole, former U.S. Senator for North Carolina & wife of Senator Robert "Bob" Dole.∼The mother of US Sen. Elizabeth Dole, died at age 102.
Mary Hanford was active in volunteer causes, including historic preservation, the Red Cross and the local PTA. She served for 45 years on an antique show committee that raised money to found a museum for Rowan County and started the Cathey-Hanford House, a center for senior citizens and Alzheimer's patients.
Along with her daughter, Mrs. Hanford is survived by a son, John Hanford of Charlotte, North Carolina, by two grandchildren, and by two great grandchildren.
Married John Van Hanford on May 01, 1919.
Mother of John Van Hanford Jr. &
Mary Elizabeth Alexander (Hanford) Dole, former U.S. Senator for North Carolina & wife of Senator Robert "Bob" Dole.∼The mother of US Sen. Elizabeth Dole, died at age 102.
Mary Hanford was active in volunteer causes, including historic preservation, the Red Cross and the local PTA. She served for 45 years on an antique show committee that raised money to found a museum for Rowan County and started the Cathey-Hanford House, a center for senior citizens and Alzheimer's patients.
Along with her daughter, Mrs. Hanford is survived by a son, John Hanford of Charlotte, North Carolina, by two grandchildren, and by two great grandchildren.
Daughter of Joseph Pinkney Cathey & Cora Lee Alexander.
Married John Van Hanford on May 01, 1919.
Mother of John Van Hanford Jr. &
Mary Elizabeth Alexander (Hanford) Dole, former U.S. Senator for North Carolina & wife of Senator Robert "Bob" Dole.∼The mother of US Sen. Elizabeth Dole, died at age 102.
Mary Hanford was active in volunteer causes, including historic preservation, the Red Cross and the local PTA. She served for 45 years on an antique show committee that raised money to found a museum for Rowan County and started the Cathey-Hanford House, a center for senior citizens and Alzheimer's patients.
Along with her daughter, Mrs. Hanford is survived by a son, John Hanford of Charlotte, North Carolina, by two grandchildren, and by two great grandchildren.
Married John Van Hanford on May 01, 1919.
Mother of John Van Hanford Jr. &
Mary Elizabeth Alexander (Hanford) Dole, former U.S. Senator for North Carolina & wife of Senator Robert "Bob" Dole.∼The mother of US Sen. Elizabeth Dole, died at age 102.
Mary Hanford was active in volunteer causes, including historic preservation, the Red Cross and the local PTA. She served for 45 years on an antique show committee that raised money to found a museum for Rowan County and started the Cathey-Hanford House, a center for senior citizens and Alzheimer's patients.
Along with her daughter, Mrs. Hanford is survived by a son, John Hanford of Charlotte, North Carolina, by two grandchildren, and by two great grandchildren.
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