Hazel Marie (Welker) Hazel

Hazel Marie Hazel, 90, of Owensboro, Ky formerly of Omaha, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 6:40 p.m. at the Kindred Riverside Nursing Home in Calhoun, Ky. She was born on December 27, 1922 in Lawrence County, Ill., the daughter of Murvel Milton and Josie Ann (Colbert) Welker. Hazel married Leo Arthur Hazel on June 12, 1949 in Perry County, Mo. and Leo preceded her in death on November 6, 2009. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. She was a devoted wife and mother. Hazel is survived by her son, Arthur Dale Hazel and Therese Vali of Owensboro, Ky.; one grandson, Stephen and Holly Vali of Hebron, Ky.; one granddaughter, Alexandra and Todd Flannery of Louisville, Ky.; one great grandson, Eli Vali; and one sister, Geneva Ruth and Dwight Bray of Silver Springs, Fla. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two sisters, Ruby Eileen Peneton and Patty Ann West; three brothers, Emerson Gerald "Bud", Robert Herald, and Murvel Dale Welker. Visitation will be held on Saturday, May11th from noon until service time at 2 p.m. at the Vickery Funeral Chapel in Omaha. Rev. Jonathan Carroll will be officiating. Burial will be at the Palestine Two Cemetery near Omaha. Memorials in Hazel’s memory may be made to the Palestine Cemetery. Internet condolences may be made at the website, www.vickeryfuneralchapel.com.