Patti Hannum is retiring from The Grocery after nearly 40 years.
When you read these words, Big Sandy's beloved Patti Hannum will be less than a week away from retiring from her job at The Grocery Store, a job she has had since 1977.
But, hold on, we are getting ahead of ourselves.
Born and raised in Big Sandy and south-east of Big Sandy, Patti said that her grandfather homesteaded out there. At age 5 the family moved into Big Sandy. The farm was sold after the grandfather passed away and along with Patti's grandmother, her mother and father, Helen and Duane Hannum moved to town too.
Patti's father got a job working maintenance at the high school. Patti's m...
