Hazel.Mrs.N.J.1941.Union

This is from an unknown newspaper, photocopy given to me by my Great
Uncle Marlin Hazel in 1991.    This obit is from 1941.

MRS. N. J. HAZEL DIED TUESDAY
Well known Market Tree Woman was one of First Teachers here; Services 
Thursday Morning
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Mrs. N. J. Hazel, Sr., who has been a resident of Poinsett County from 
the past 36 years, died Tuesday afternoon at 2:10 o'clock at her home 
from a lingering illness. Mrs. Hazel wsa 56.

Funeral Services will be held this morning at 10 o'clock at the 
Methodist Church wtih the Rev. John A. Womack, pastor, in charge. The 
Rev. W. F. Couch, pastor of the Baptist Church, will assist.  Mrs. Ray 
Meriwether of Paragould will be in charge of the music and will also 
render a solo.

Burial will be made in the Marked Tree Cemetery, alongside her father, 
the late Rev. Reuben R. Hastings, and her mother.

She is survived by her husband, N. J. Hazel Sr; four children, Noah Jr., 
Mrs. Powell Thompson, David and Russell, all of this city; one brother 
E. R. Hastings of this city; four sisters, Miss Ruby Hastings, Mrs. C. 
E. Causey, Mrs. R. C. Corgin, all of this city, and Miss Ada Hastings of 
New York City; and three grandchildren, Margaret and Barbara Thompson, 
and Noah Johnson Hazel.

Mrs. Hazel, formely Miss Hattie Hastings was born Aug. 12, 1885 in 
Smithland, KY. She came to Poinsett County in 1905 with her parents, the 
late Rev.  and Mrs. R. R. Hastings, later moving to Market Tree. Mrs. 
Hazel, a member of the Methodist Church, was the first  organist of the 
local church. She was also one of the first teachers in the Marked Tree 
Schools.

Active pallbearers are John Brunner, Sr; Martin Worthy, W. H. Harris, 
Fred Proctor, C. A. Worthy, and Marcus Miller of this city and Dr. W. E. 
Berry and Herbert L. Methvin of Trumann.  Honorary pallbearers are S. P. 
Thompson, Dr. J. O. Pierce, Walter Stignani, John Casaday, Oscar Smythe, 
and T. D. Harris, all of this city.  Almonta Smith, Memphis; L. D. 
Edwards, Harve Landers, C. T. Sullivan, Jimmie Smith of Harrisburg; and 
C. D. Forrester of Trumann.


Contributed by Maria & Tim Troutman <troutman@snoopy.bunt.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1997