Kenneth Hansard Sr.

Dr. Kenneth Tifton Hansard Sr. 76, of Union City, Georgia passed away on May 2nd, 2024.

A memorial service honoring the Lord Jesus Christ and the promotion of a "born again" believer will be held on Saturday, May 11th 2024 1:00 PM in the McDonald & Son Chapel, Cumming, Georgia. Receiving of Friends will be from 12:00pm until 1:00PM on Saturday, May 11th, 2024. Interment will be at Sawnee View Gardens.

Born naturally and born again spiritually in Atlanta, Georgia; he was called, of God and surrendered to preach in Cumming, Georgia; he entered into the Bible Covenant of Life-long Marriage with Edna Frances Hansard on December 3, 1966, whom he loved until death; he was the son of the late preacher James E. Hansard, Sr. and Novealine E. Hansard of Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Dr. Hansard was a graduate of Luther Rice Seminary and served the Lord in the Ellenwood Baptist Church for over 50 years (serving as pastor emeritus from 2001) establishing a world-wide Faith Promise Mission Program and edited The Baptist Trumpet, a publication ministry of EBC. He also served (with pleasure) the staff at Chick-Fil-A Support Center. Proverbs 16:33 was his Journey verse in life and death; loving the Lord, church and his family unto the end of his life.

Surviving in addition to his life-long covenant wife; Edna Frances Hansard, are: daughter, Nicole Carpenter of Springfield Ohio, three sons: Ken, Jr. of Dawson, West Virginia, Jonathan of Jackson, Georgia and Avery of Gainesville, Georgia and several very precious grandchildren; sisters: Sandra of Douglasville, Georgia; Linda of Conyers, Georgia; predeceased Lytrelle; brother: Preacher, James Jr. of Lawrenceville, Georgia.

In lieu of floral arrangements donations may be sent to WinShape Foundation (Marriage Counseling Department) 5200 Buffington Road, Atlanta GA 30349.