Hannah Merline Olive, 97, of Ray City, died Sunday, October 11, 2026, in the Berrien Oaks.

She was born January 4, 1929, in Iron City, Ga. to the late Henry Lee Skipper and the late Claudia Herrington Skipper. She was a homemaker and member of Bethel Baptist Church in Jonesboro where she served as treasurer for her Sunday school class. She was an auxiliary member of the American Legion and VFW and a member of Eastern Star Turin Chapter #429 in Peachtre City and was a Ham operator with the Federal Communications Commission call sign WA4ORP. She was the widow of J.M. Olive who died in 1994 and was preceded in death by 2 grandchildren: Allen W. Olive, Jr and Brandy Batchelor; 2 sisters: Mary Harris and Shirley Malary; 4 brothers: Mose Skipper, William Skipper, Lamar Skipper and Mack Skipper.

She is survived by 2 sons: Wayne (Deniece Herrington) Olive of Ray City and Jerry (Mary Helen) Olive of Thomaston; sister: Paula Elaine Herrington of Woodville, FL; 4 grandchildren: Jennifer Rogers, Kimberly Olive, Cassandra Olive and Jessica Turcotte; 9 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.

A graveside funeral service will be held Monday, October 19, 2026, at 1 PM (CT) in the Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Panama City, FL. Visitation is Monday in the cemetery thirty minutes prior to the service.