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Brandon L. Hanson, 34, of St. Petersburg, Fla., passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015 in Pinellas Park Florida. Memorial services will be held 7:00 p.m. June 12, 2015 at Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Pastor Phil Price will officiate. Burial will be private. Visitation will be 2-8:00 p.m. June 12, 2015, with family receiving friends from 5-8:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home in Creston. In lieu of flowers there is a memorial for Emelia Bailey Hanson, at the Iowa State Savings Bank in Creston Iowa. Online condolences may be made at www.powersfh.com.
Brandon Lowell Hanson was born Monday April 27th 1981, 8:21am in Creston Iowa to Kim Allen Hanson and Maxine Ann Hanson. Brandon passed away May 21st 2015, at Suncoast Hospice in Pinellas Park Florida after a long illness of Melanoma. Brandon graduated from Creston High School in May 2000. Brandon married Tonya Sexton April 1st 2011, and was blessed with a daughter, Emelia born July 21st 2009.
Brandon enjoyed all sports as a young man especially baseball and fishing. Growing up Brandon was especially close to his cousin Tyler. After high school Brandon worked at Gits Manufacturing in Creston. Then he worked 6 weeks with his father at Gits Manufacturing in Chonburi Thailand. After returning to Creston, Brandon worked at Precision Optical. In 2001 Brandon moved to Florida to attend the Marine Mechanic Institute in Orlando, Florida and graduated with the class of 2002, where he continued to live in Pinellas Park. While attending MMI he worked at a local Chevy dealership. After graduating Brandon worked as a marine mechanic at several places around St. Petersburg. The past few years Brandon worked at Home Depot.
Brandon loves his daughter Emelia very much and really enjoyed watching her play baseball. (In Florida they play coed baseball, Emelia started at age 4 and in 2015 was the only girl on the team.) Brandon helped coach Emelia in 2014, and like her father and the rest of the Hanson family, Emelia is a very fast runner. Emelia is Brandon’s pride and joy and he is very proud of her.
Survivors: Wife Tonya and daughter Emelia Hanson of Pinellas Park, Florida. Father- Kim Allen Hanson, Mother- Maxine Davenport and Step Father Dave Davenport, Sister- Tracy Hanson and niece Cameron Guajardo all from Creston. Brother Kim Casey Hanson and significant other Nicole Mcfadden, Jason (Marika) Collins and Alexis Mcfadden from Pinellas Park Florida. Step-brother Brian (Ann) Davenport of Minnesota and Step-sister Brenda Davenport of Tennessee. Mother-in-law Pat Sexton, Brother-in-law Eric (Christina) Sexton and Sister-in-law Sondra (Joe) Gemmato, niece Madison Sexton, nephews Camron and Collin Sexton and Joey Gemmato of Anderson, Indiana. Gary Greene of Sherman Texas, Gary Greene Junior of Dallas Texas, Michele Price of John’s Creek, Georgia. Rick (Tara) Hanson, Emma Hanson, and Tyler (Tori) Hanson of Creston. Jenny (Randy) Palmer of Des Moines. Kelly (Brent) Hutchinson of Ferryville, Wisconsin. Angela (Wayne) Madden, Debbie (Mitch) Sorensen, Curtis Madden and Diana Madden of Creston, Jane Abell, Eric Abell, Summer (Marc) White, Amber Abell, and Skyler (Heather) Abell of Huntsville Alabama, Larry Alumbaugh, Curtis Alumbaugh of Maryville, Missouri, Ian Alumbaugh of Council Bluffs. Janet (Brian) Hudson of Orient, Daisy (Matt) Zellmer of Des Moines. A host of friends and classmates.
Brandon was preceded in death by an infant brother, great grandparents Lowell and Winnie Greene, grandparents Curt and Daisy Alumbaugh, Carralou and Bill Hanson. Uncles, Curtis Alumbagh, Monty Hanson, and Mike Abell and an Aunt Vicky Hanson.