Joan Hill Hanks Obituary

We are sad to announce that on August 11, 2023, at the age of 93, Joan Hill Hanks of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Joan Hill Hanks to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Eugene Walter Hill and Aliene Gattis Hill; her husband George Russell Hanks; and her sisters, Martha Jean Haynes and Barbara Hill Brown.

She is survived by: her daughters, Jeanne Balsam (John) of Atlanta and Judith Fethe (Allen) of Signal Mountain, TN; her grandchildren, Justin Balsam (Leanne), Jeff (Kelly), Bo (Haley) and Allison Fethe Fethe (Aaron); her great grandchildren, Chloe Balsam, Jeffrey Balsam Jr., George Balsam, Thompson Balsam, Elizabeth Jackson and Abigail Jackson; and her godson Hugh Griffith Garner. She is also survived by many nephews and nieces.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First-Centenary UMC, P.O. Box 208, Chattanooga, TN 37402 or a favorite charity.