Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....HAZLIP, JOE August 17, 2012 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gina Brown http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00025.html#0006026 August 21, 2012, 5:42 am News Star World - August 18, 2012 JOE HAZLIP Funeral services for Joe Hazlip, 85, of Waterproof will be held at Saint Patrick's Catholic Church in Ferriday, Louisiana with Father Louis Sklar officiating Sunday at 4:00 PM. Visitation will be held at 3:00 PM until the service begins, under the direction of Young's Funeral Home in Ferriday. Joe was born May 20 1927. He lived his entire life in Waterproof, except during World War II. He served in the Merchant Marines. He was on the 1943 Waterproof High School State Championship football team and lettered as a freshman for Louisiana Tech University. He worked for Chevron for 25 years. He and his wife owned Hazlip Oil Company before retiring in 1989. He served as alderman for the town of Waterproof. Joe loved his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and enjoyed watching them participate in sporting events. He shared with them his love of deer hunting. His trophy deer, Daniel, holds the Buckmasters whitetail record for crossbow hunting. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Betty Hays Hazlip and his five Children, Peter Kirkland Hazlip and wife Marian, Joseph Magruder Hazlip and wife Meg, Mary Rebecca Rabb and husband Mike, Emile Patout Hazlip and wife Adele, and Betty Jo Harris and husband Todd. Joe, known as "Papa" to his family is also survived by 13 grandchildren: Paige Sears and husband Calvin; Stacey Staten and husband Lucas; Bennett Hazlip and wife Liz; Magruder Hazlip and wife Liz; Corinne Hegwood and husband Les; Rebecca Harrison and husband Stan; Michael Rabb and wife Lauren; Emily Hazlip; Stan Hazlip; Ned Wright and wife Holly; Peter Wright; Davis Harris; and Joseph Harris. Joe is also survived by 14 great grandchildren, Benjamin Rice, Hannah Rice, Jackson Staten, Alexis Staten, Joe Hazlip, Ilana Hazlip, Mac Hazlip, Mae Hazlip, John Hazlip, Hays Hegwood, Gus Hegwood, Hunter Harrison, Bruin Harrison, and Kenner Harrison. Pallbearers will be Bennett Hazlip, Magruder Hazlip, Michael Rabb, Ned Wright, Stan Hazlip, Davis Harris, Joseph Harris and Peter Wright. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Tensas Academy. To leave an online condolence for the family please visit youngsfh.com File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/obits/h/hazlip1228nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/lafiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb