Obituary of Ada Hanlon-Fineout

Ada K. Hanlon-Fineout, 68, passed away on December 21, 2008 at Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, FL. Mrs. Fineout moved from Elizabethtown, PA eight years ago where she had retired as a professional artist from The Continental Press. She was known for her Pennsylvania landscape paintings (as Hanlon), particularly her barns and mills series, and was also an accomplished illustrator for several children's books. Mrs. Hanlon-Fineout wrote a column for about a year for the South Marion Citizen, writing stories of interest and upcoming events on behalf of the Cherrywood Community in Ocala, FL. She was a volunteer at Munroe Regional Medical Center, a member of UMW Priscilla Circle at Ocala West United Methodist Church, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Dunnellon Kiwanis, Kiwanis International, Cherrywood Songbirds choral group and a small choral group of Dunnellon United Methodist Church and Soulful Singers. She leaves behind her husband, Donald Fineout, of Dunnellon, FL; a son, Curtis D. Thompson (Irene) of Boulder, CO; two daughters, Gina L. Wood (Greg) of Elizabethtown, PA and Melissa D. Thompson of Wilmington, DE; two brothers, Robert S. Koppenhaver of Millersburg, PA and David F. Koppenhaver (Sue) of Harrisburg, PA; one sister, Catherine P. Bowers (Rev. Harold) of Nanticoke, PA; and two grandchildren, Alexis Noll and Aaron Wood. A memorial service will be held on December 29, 2008 at 11:00 AM at the United Methodist Church of Dunnellon, 21501 W. Highway 40, Dunnellon, FL with Rev. Eddie Fulford officiating. Inurnment will be at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to her favorite charity, Smile Train, 245 Fifth Ave., Suite 2001, NY, NY 10016 or www.smiletrain.org.