In Loving Memory Rev. Father Curtis Wallace Hanners Jr., Ph.D. 6/2/1932 - 7/12/2010 Father Curt Hanners, 78, of Lancaster, died at home on July 12 after a long period of declining health.  Father Hanners was born in 1932 in Baltimore, Maryland.  He was the son of the late Curtis W. Hanners and Mary (Rufenacht) Hanners, of Baltimore, Maryland.    Father Hanners completed his secondary education at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute in 1951.  He graduated from Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland in 1956 and received the Bachelor of Divinity from Yale University in 1959.  He earned his Ph.D. in psychology from the Hartford Seminary Foundation in 1973.  Father Hanners was a licensed clinical psychologist practiced in Washington County, Maine and then Lancaster, Berlin, and North Conway, New Hampshire until 1998.    Father Hanners was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in June 1961 in the mission Church of All Saints in Fallsington, Pennsylvania.  He served as Vicar of that parish until 1965 and then as Rector of the Church of the Epiphany until 1969.  Father Hanners moved to Durham, Connecticut where he became pastor of All Saints Episcopal Church until 1979.  He began Christ Church (Anglican mission) in Littleton, New Hampshire in 2000.  Father Hanners has been active in the current world-wide Anglo-Catholic Reform movement.   Father Hanners was an individual with many interests and talents.  He developed a keen interest and skill as a bluegrass musician and played the guitar, banjo and mandolin.  With friends he started a bluegrass band called the Lehigh Valley Ramblers.  Father Hanners designed and built from scratch a hand-crafted log cabin on the Bold Coast of Maine at the mouth of Haycock Harbor in Trescott, Maine.  Soon after moving to Lancaster in 1985, Father Hanners developed his interest in sheep and bred Rambouillet sheep from breeding stock acquired from a ranch in South Dakota; he was a member of the American Rambouillet Sheep Breeders Association.  He sold his wool to local markets and regularly attended sheep and wool festivals in the northeast where he displayed his stock.  Father Hanners was an avid reader and student of the great philosophers and theologians, especially Kierkegaard and Karl Barth, and enjoyed engaging in discussions of philosophical and theological topics.  He enjoyed poetry and occasionally wrote sharing his writings with loved ones.    He is survived by his wife of 18 years, Ursula (Crass) Hanners of Gore Road, Lancaster, a sister, Mary Jane Zimmerman of Forest Hills, Maryland; two children from his first marriage:  Lise Hanners of Weston, Connecticut, Laura Wakeman of Dillon, Montana; and four grandchildren. His first wife Martha N. Hanners predeceased him on August 20, 1989.   Calling hours will be held Thursday evening, July 15, from 5-7 PM at the Bailey Funeral Home in Lancaster. An Anglican Eucharistic Service will be held Friday morning at 11:00 AM at Community Baptist Church in Whitefield with the Reverend Philip Lyman as celebrant.  Burial will follow in the Summer Street Cemetery in Lancaster.   Contributions in memory of Father Hanners may be sent to Christ Church (Anglican), in care of Jim Steelman, treasurer, P.O. Box 220, Albany, Vermont 05820. Online Condolences From: Rev. Dr. Alta Chase   Stratford Relationship:  Colleague Dear Ursulla, My deepest sympathies to you in your loss of Curt. He was an amazing man, brilliant, gifted, committed to life,loving and kind. I'm glad that i knew him. My prayers are with you and your family in this time of change and sorrow. Lovingly in Christ, Alta Chase Sent:  7/12/2010 From: Pastor Cliff Vendt   Whitefield Relationship:  Friend Dear Ursulla, I thank God for putting Curt in my life. He was such a deep thinker and radient with the love of Christ. Even though our Christian experiences came from two totally different traditions, we could sense the same Spirit of God working in us. Curt was a very special friend. I trust that the Lord will meet all your needs in the comming days. Sent:  7/13/2010 From: Aurore M. Hood   Lancaster Relationship:  A Friend My husband Paul offer our sincere condolences to Ursula and the extended family. Curt was indeed a fine man and he will be missed by all of those who knew him. Our prayers and thoughts are with the family. Sent:  7/13/2010 From: Robert Hunt   Groveton Relationship:  friend I'm terribly sorry for your loss,Ursula. You and Father Hanners will be in our thoughts and prayers. Sent:  7/14/2010 From: Rev. Virginia Alvarez   West Kingston Relationship:  Colleague & Friend Ursulla, I am so sorry for your loss. I am greatful for having known Curtis. I Knew him as a gentle & giving person - he always found something kind to say. It was evident that he loved the Lord & the church. May you feel God's loving arms around you to help see you through. Sent:  7/14/2010 From: Pam Price   Rochester Hills Relationship:  niece Dear Ursula, Lise, and Laura, You all have our deepest condolences in the loss of your husband and father. May God give you His peace and comfort during your grief. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. With Love, Pam, Wayne, Jake, and Jen & Matt Sent:  7/14/2010 From: Cindy Prescott Fuller   Owings Mills Relationship:  Niece Ursula, Laura, & Lisa, my prayers are with you at this difficult time. No words can truly help, but perhaps the love with which this is sent will. Sent:  7/14/2010 From: Sharon & Charlie McKinney   Duluth Relationship:  Niece Dear Ursula, Laura, and Lise...?We are thinking of you across the miles. Life is a miracle and a mystery, that's for sure. God is powerful, and he will heal your hearts. With love, Sharon and Charlie Sent:  7/15/2010 From: Mamie A. Boyd   Richmond Relationship:  Friend To the Hanners Family: You have my deepest heartfelt sympathy, in lossing your loved one. Please continue to pray together as a family & read the Bible daily. Jesus said, Man must not live on bread alone but the Word of God (Matthew 4:4). I will be praying in the behalf of your family. Love, Sent:  8/4/2010 Send an Online Condolence   View Printer-Friendly Page