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Daniel T. Hannon III
HENDERSON — Daniel Thomas “Tom” Hannon III, 83, a resident of Parker Lane, died Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, at his home. He was the son of the late Daniel Thomas Hannon Jr. and Ada Newell Watkins Hannon.
Tom was born in Henderson on Aug. 12, 1938. He attended the Henderson public schools and graduated from Henderson High School in 1956.
Tom served as the president of his high school class for all four years, and played baseball and basketball.
After high school, he attended East Carolina University and graduated with a B.A. degree in business administration in 1959. In 1980, Tom was elected president of the national East Carolina University Alumni Association, and until his death, he was an Emeritus member of the Alumni Board. After serving for two years in the U.S. Army, Tom joined Burlington Industries Inc. and served in various administrative capacities in Greensboro, Gastonia and Oxford. While in Greensboro, Tom met “the most beautiful girl that I ever saw.” She was Anna Kathryn Misenheimer of Maxton.
After dating for two and a half years, Anna and Tom were married on June 6, 1964.
In 1973, Anna and Tom moved to Henderson, where he joined Rose’s Stores Inc., as director of administration.
Tom retired from Rose’s in 1992 as senior manager of associate relations. After retiring from Rose’s, Tom purchased part ownership of Henderson Fruit and Produce, serving as vice president and treasurer while working with his good friend, Bill Fleming.
From 2001 until 2005, Tom had the opportunity to indulge in one of his favorite hobbies, “talking and telling his tales.”
This came when Tom was asked by the owner of radio station WIZS to fill in temporarily as a talk show host on two programs, “Town Talk” and “Sports Talk.” The temporary job lasted four years until, as Tom said, “I ran out of stories.” Every few days, he reminded his audience that his motto was “often wrong but never in doubt.”
During their years of marriage, Anna mostly kept Tom on an even keel and raised three beautiful children while also teaching in the public schools for 22 years. In addition to his wife of 57 years, Anna Misenheimer Hannon, Tom is survived by daughters, Kathryn Lee Phillips (Bryan), and Robyn Watkins Hipp (Mike), all of Greensboro; son Daniel Thomas “Dan” Hannon IV (Amy) of Indian Trail; seven grandchildren, Annie Phillips, Sara Margaret Phillips, Caroline Phillips, Hannon Phillips, Lizzie Hannon, Emily Hipp Caudle (Derek) and Mary Hipp; and three great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded by his grandparents, Daniel Thomas Hannon Sr., Dora Faulkner Hannon, W.G. Watkins Sr. and Elia Daniels Watkins.
A memorial service will be held in the spring of 2022. In lieu of flowers memorial, contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 75, Henderson, NC 27536, or ACTS, P.O. Box 25, Henderson, NC 27536. Online condolences may be made at www.jmwhite
Arrangements are by J. M. White Funeral Home.
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