Buddy Hannaford

Edward Gaines “Buddy” Hannaford, 78, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at The Living Center in Marshall following a brief illness.

A celebration of Buddy’s life will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 14, 2022 at the First Christian Church, 130 N. Jefferson Ave. in Marshall. Rev. Randal DeMasters will officiate.
Burial will follow in Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall.
A Masonic service will be held at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at the church with visitation following until 7:30 p.m.
Buddy was born April 3, 1944, in Marshall, the son of the late Jim Hannaford and Lela Hannaford. He graduated from Marshall High School and later from Missouri Valley College, where he earned a Bachelor in Music Education. His Masters of Science in Music Education was earned from Central Missouri State University, now the University of Central Missouri. Additional credits were received from Northeast Missouri (Truman) State University, Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, UMC, UMKC, UMSL, and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Buddy started his music career in the Adrian R-3 Public Schools where he taught vocal music in grades 1-12 and instrumental music in grades 5-12. After two years there, and until his retirement in 1997, he was Director of Instrumental Music in the Trenton R-9 School District, where his teaching assignments included band in grades 6-12, Music Appreciation and Music Theory for juniors and seniors.
On July 27, 1968, he married Karla Allison, his childhood sweetheart. She survives of the home. He is also survived by an aunt; eight cousins; and several second and third cousins.
Current professional memberships include National Band Associa-tion, National Association of Music Educators, Missouri Music Educators Association, where he was on the Board of Directors Advisory Council as Retired Members Chair, a position he held since 200, Missouri Bandmasters Association, and Phi Beta Mu International Band-masters Fraternity.
Buddy judged marching and concert band contests and festivals and was an instrumental music clinician in Arkansas, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Oklahoma. He continued to be active within the music education profession until recently.
He received numerous awards and honors, including being named in multiple editions of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers and also Outstanding Young Men of America. He received the Key to the City of Trenton in 1986, was named a 1987 Missouri Valley College Outstanding Alumnus, received the 1991 Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce “Above and Beyond” Award for service to education and received the 2017 Pillars of the Community Award. In 2021 he received the Butch Antal Service Award to music education and MBA.
Under his direction, the Trenton Band received national recognition during the 1980s and 1990s and consistently received top ratings at the district and state-level large ensemble and solo and small ensemble festivals. He was a charter member of the Marshall Philharmonic Orchestra, which has been in existence for 59 years. He is a past member of the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce, past President of the Grundy County Friends of the Arts and a member of Crescent Hill Lodge #368 in Adrian.
He was a member of the Marshall First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) where he served as deacon, elder and past board chair. He founded and managed the Missouri Day Marching Festival during its 19 years of existence and was one of the founders of the Grand River Valley Choir and Orchestra and conductor of the GRV Orchestra.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Melanoma Research Foundation, Grand River Valley Choir and Orchestra, Marshall Philharmonic Orchestra, Missouri Bandmasters Association Young Band Directors Grant, Missouri Music Educators Association Legacy Scholarship, Trenton Performing Arts Center, or the Marshall First Christian Church, all in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home of Marshall.