Christian Jessen Hansen, Jr.

Christian Jessen Hansen, Jr. was born on November 27, 1934 in Calumet, OK to Christian Jessen, Sr. and Mary Ann (Jensen) Hansen. He passed away on January 1, 2022 in El Reno, OK at the age of 87. C.J. graduated from Calumet High School and graduated from SuL Ross State College in Alpine, TX where he played basketball on scholarship. He was a lifelong resident of Calumet. He farmed and worked as a Moormans Livestock Supplements salesman, where he was a perennial top 100 salesman in the nation, and District Manager. He married Wanda Ruth Cranfill on October 2, 1954 in Calumet, OK. He later married Faye Bensch in 2002. C.J. was a founding board member of Canadian Valley Vo-Tech and served on the Calumet School Board for several years. He attended First Christian Church in Calumet. C.J. enjoyed bowling and bowled in a league in El Reno and following basketball games of his grandchildren.

Survivors Include: his wife, Faye Hansen of Chester, OK, his children, Terry Hansen and wife JaDena of Hinton, OK, Kendall Hansen and wife Sue of Calumet, OK, John Hansen of Gunter, TX, and Troy Hansen and wife Katje of Grapeview, WA, his eleven grandchildren, his nineteen great grandchildren, his sister-in-law, Delphine Hansen of Nixa, MO, as well as many other relatives and friends.

C.J. was preceded in death by his parents, Christian, Sr. and Mary Hansen, his wife, Wanda Hansen, daughter, Lacetri Hansen, two granddaughters, Stacey Hansen and Kelci Parks, his brothers, Kenneth, Donald, and Clyde Hansen, and his sister, Elda Wescott.

Services were held at First Christian Church, Friday, 10:00 AM, January 7, 2022, Calumet, OK. Officiating: Rev. Tim Clausing. Burial: Calumet Cemetery, Calumet, OK

Services entrusted to Turner Funeral Home, Geary, Oklahoma. Condolences may be sent to the family at turnerfuneralhomes@gmail.com, turnerfh.net, or you can find us on facebook.com (Turner Funeral Homes).