Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....HAZEL, MARY RUTH ROBERTS August 30, 2017
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News Star World - September 01, 2017
MARY RUTH ROBERTS HAZEL

Funeral Services celebrating the life of Mary Ruth Roberts Hazel, 88, of West 
Monroe, LA will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 2, 2017, in the 
chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA with Rev. Ricky Baker 
officiating. Interment will follow in the Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery 
Monroe, LA.

Mary Hazel was born on September 8, 1928, in Downsville, LA and passed away on 
August 30, 2017. She was a life-long resident of North Louisiana and the Monroe 
area, where she graduated from Downsville High School. Mary was a long time 
member of First Baptist Church of West Monroe and actively participated in 
onsite worship services held at her health care facilities. She worked 38 years 
for Bellsouth Telephone Company, starting in the days of the manual 
switchboards. As a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America she assisted in 
many charity fundraising events. Mary had a special gift for cooking and loved 
to provide lavish holiday spreads for her family and friends. Her recipes and 
cooking secrets were much in demand. She had a gift of always finding a way to 
assist her family and friends when in need. Mrs. Hazel is preceded in death by 
her husband of 30 years, Col. USAR, Ret. Gene C. Hazel; parents, Claude and 
Myrtle Roberts; brothers, Hugh and Odell Roberts; and granddaughter, Andrea 
Austin.

Survivors include her son, Stephen Rugg and wife, Patricia of Monroe, LA; 
daughter, Susan Rugg Austin and husband, David of Shreveport, LA; sister, Lida 
Roberts Cox; three grandchildren, Jeff Rugg and wife, Angela of Rayville, LA, 
Heather Austin Wilson and husband, Chris of Lawrence, KS and Casey Austin and 
wife, Trang of Colorado Springs, CO; four great-grandchildren, Hannah Rugg 
Ampuero, Kyle Rugg, Cameron Rugg, and Lucy Wilson; and many nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Jeff Rugg, Kyle Rugg, Cameron Rugg, Dr. David Austin, Casey 
Austin and Chris Wilson.

Memorials may be made in Mrs. Hazel's honor to the Alzheimer's Association.

Visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M. until Service Time on Saturday.

The family would like to express a special thank you to her recent care 
facilities The Oaks of Louisiana in Shreveport, LA and to StoneyBrook 
Alzheimer's Care of West Monroe, LA.

Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

Mulhearn Funeral Home

West Monroe, LA

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