Richard Duane "Shorty" Hansell

1932 - 2002  (69 years)

• Name	Richard Duane "Shorty" Hansell
  Born	19 May 1932	Fairfield, Camas County, Idaho
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Manard, Camas County, Idaho   [1]
  Died	10 Feb 2002	Port Angeles, Washington   [2]
  Person ID	I443135	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	George Richard Hansell,   b. 26 Aug 1909, Idaho  (Age 115 years)
  Mother	Gladys Ellen Chandler,   b. 14 Jul 1910, Blaine County, Idaho ,   d. 12 Jun 2010  (Age 99 years)
  Married	23 Mar 1928	Gooding County, Idaho   [3]
  Family ID	F177845	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Clara Beth Baker
  Married	26 May 1957	Ada County, Idaho   [4]
  Children	1. Tracy Marie Hansell,   b. 10 Feb 1958  (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F177846	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Richard D Hansell Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Manard Election Precinct, Camas, Idaho, United States Sex: Male Age: 7 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birthplace: Idaho Birth Year (Estimated): 1933 Last Place of Residence: Same Place Household Role Sex Age Birthplace G Richard Hansell Head Male 30 Idaho Gladus C Hansell Wife Female 29 Idaho Alice L Hansell Daughter Female 10 Idaho Richard D Hansell Son Male 7 Idaho Lyall C Hansell Son Male 6 Idaho [S142] Newspaper Article, Peninsula Daily News (Port Angeles, WA), 14 Feb 2002. May 19, 1932 -- Feb. 10, 2002 Sequim resident Richard "Shorty" Duane Hansell died in Port Angeles at age 69. He was born in Fairfield, Idaho, to Richard and Gladys (Chandler) Hansell and lived on a small farm until the age of 10, when he moved to Lebanon, Ore. During the Depression, he earned money by operating a shoeshine stand, collecting pop bottles for return and delivering newspapers. At 17, he falsified his age and joined the Navy, where he served in the Korean War. After discharge from active duty, Mr. Hansell stayed in Hawaii for six years, during which time he helped form Hawaii's first bikers' club and appeared briefly in the movie "From Here to Eternity," driving a Harley off a pier. In 1956, he returned to the mainland and in 1957 married. His daughter was born in 1958. Mr. Hansell's interests included photography and sports, including water skiing, fishing and driving race cars. He was also a professional bowler and a member of the American Bowling Congress. At various times during the next 36 years, Mr. Hansell was employed as a bowling instructor, truck driver, bus driver and tavern owner. In 1986, he moved to Sequim to care for his mother. Mr. Hansell 's survivors include his daughter, Tracy M. Hansell, and mother, Gladys Youell, both of Sequim; brother and sister-in-law Lyall and June Hansell and sister Alice Davis, all of Southern California; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by stepfather John Youell. Services: Friday, Feb. 15, at 1 p.m., memorial in Gardiner Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road, Gardiner. Pastor John Morgan will officiate. A gathering at Dickie Bird's Tavern, 271022 U.S. Highway 101, Sequim, will follow. Sequim Valley Chapel is in charge. Memorials: American Heart Association, 4414 Woodland Park N., Seattle, WA 98103. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: George Richard Hansell Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 23 Mar 1928 Event Place: Gooding, Idaho Spouse's Name: Gladys E Chandler [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Clara Beth Baker Event Type Marriage Event Date 26 May 1957 Event Place Ada, Idaho, United States Spouse's Name Richard Duane Hansell Certificate Number 02172