Velma Ernestine Blair Hazlett
Mrs. Velma Ernestine Blair Hazlett, 89, died Monday, March 5, 2012 at her residence after a extended illness. She was a native of Belleville, and a long time resident of Castleberry. She was a member of Appleton Church of Christ and a retired seamstress from Judy Bond with 36 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Ed Leigh Blair and Robert C. Hazlett; two daughters, Eva Mae Blair Varner and Shirlene Blair Jernigan; a brother, Arlton Blair; and three grandchildren, Kathy Crenshaw, Kevin Varner and Donald Ray Haveard.
She is survived by two sons, Frazier (Darlow) Blair of Middleburg, Fla., and Frederick (Bonnie) Blair of Castleberry; four daughters, Charlotte Haveard, Julie (James) Sammons, and Rachel (Dudley) Milstead, all of Castleberry, and Hazel (Edwin) Bell of Range; 37 grandchildren; 67 great-grandchildren; and 38 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 7, at 1 p.m. at Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Minister Clifford Dixon and Minister Jack Lunsford officiating. Burial will follow in Cooper Cemetery with Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home directing.
Margaret Lavern Martin Rawson
Mrs. Margaret Laverne Martin Rawson, 65, of Bristol Ridge, died Thursday, March 23, 2012 in a local nursing facility after... read more