DL Capt. Charles Kirkman Hanner III

 ~ IN MEMORY ~

USAF veteran, DL Capt.  Charles Kirkman Hanner III

April 22, 1949 - October 29, 2026

It is with great sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Charles Kirkman Hanner, III, aged 77, of Morganton, Georgia ........................

Charles "Chuck" Hanner joined Delta Air Line 07-11-1991 and retired with Delta in 2005. He is survived by his wife Allison, and by his two sons and their families, and by his stepchildren and their families.  

Please see obituary below for services and arrangements.

https://www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com/obituary/charles-hanner-iii  

Charles Kirkman Hanner, III (Lieutenant Colonel Chuck Hanner)

It is with great sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Charles Kirkman Hanner, III, aged 77, of Morganton, Georgia on October 29, 2026. Chuck will be greatly missed and remembered by the many lives he touched. He was a man of remarkable warmth, wit and kindness, whose life was uniquely blessed by two happy marriages and an abundance of love.

Born on April 22, 1949 in Fort Dix, New Jersey, he was the firstborn child of Colonel Charles Kirkman Hanner, Jr. and Phyllis (Cole) Hanner. Being an “Air Force Brat” he lived in many locations throughout his childhood. He met his first wife, Jeanie Douglas Hanner when he was a student at Florida State University. They married on October 16, 1971, and shared 25 years of marriage until her passing in 1996, raising two wonderful sons, Chad and Chase.   

A few years later, Chuck met and married Allison Christian Hanner, and they were blessed with 26 years of marriage. Chuck is predeceased by his parents, Charles K. Hanner, Jr. and Phyllis C. Hanner, and his first wife, Jeanie Douglas Hanner. He is survived by his second wife, Allison Christian Hanner, his two sons, Chad Hanner (Venera) and Chase Hanner (Angela), his stepson Richard Clive (Yang), his stepdaughter, Loren Clive, granddaughters Bailey Hanner, Addison Hanner, Delilah Baggs, Rachel Clive, and Ysabel Clive and grandsons Colton Hanner, Gabriel Hanner, and Dion Bejtullahu, his brother, Cole Hanner (Pamela), his sister, Marsha Hanner Gainey (Keith), and various nieces, nephews, cousins, and numerous friends. 

Chuck graduated from McLean High School in 1967, attended Florida State University and graduated in 1971. He subsequently embarked on a 20 year military career where he served as an officer in the USAF and as an F16 fighter pilot.

After retiring from the Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1991, he was a pilot with Delta Airlines and an instructor in the Delta Airlines Training Department until 2005. Subsequently, he was employed by Netjets, Inc. as Director of Training and Chief Pilot on the Boeing Business Jet from 2005 until 2015. He retired from the airline industry and moved to the North Georgia Mountains where he resided for the remainder of his life. 

Mr. Hanner was an avid reader and had many hobbies and interests including traveling, motorcycle riding, photography, swimming, shooting, and woodturning. He was a member of the Union County Gun Club and the Chatuge Gun Club in Towns County, where he won numerous rifle competitions. 

Chuck and his wife, Allison enjoyed traveling and socializing with their many friends in their Blue Ridge Mountain community. 

A memorial service will be held on Monday, November 9th, 2026 at the First United Methodist Church of Union County (938 GA-515 W, Blairsville, GA 30512). Visitation will be at the church at 2:00 pm and the service will begin at 3:00 in the main sanctuary. It will be followed by a reception in Chuck’s honor at the home of Gary and Sherry Luoma in Hightop Mountains Estates. The family requests memorial donations be made to Wounded Warriors Project or Tunnel to Towers Foundation. support.woundedwarriorproject.org or T2T.org

Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville is in charge of the arrangements. You may share your thoughts and condolences online at mountainviewfuneralhome.com