Champaign County OhArchives Obituaries.....Hazard, Virginia Lou (beck) January 6, 2013 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Karen Johnson-Heber gapeachprtnerz@bellsouth.net March 9, 2013, 11:46 am The Urbana Daily Citizen-abstract Virginia Lou (Beck) Hazard, 82, of Urbana, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 6, 2013, in Mercy Memorial Hospital. Born in 1930 in Canton, Ohio, she was a woman of faith. Considered to be the ultimate caregiver and a faithful friend to many, she maintained a positive disposition throughout her life. She will be dearly missed by many. Virginia was first and foremost a woman of strong Christian faith who used her natural caregiver talents in the field of nursing. Graduating from the Aultman Hospital School of Nursing in Canton, Ohio, she became one of their nursing instructors. Raising her family in Dover, Ohio, she served as a nurse and director of three United Way Day Care Centers there. After moving to Marion, Ohio, she became one of the first nurses trained for Hospice at Marion General Hospital. In Urbana, Ohio, Virginia was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Dorothy Love Retirement Community Board, the Better Garden Club and the Arts Council. She was an avid OSU Buckeye fan through wins and losses. She devoted her love and energy to her family, friends and charitable causes and was a thoughtful, caring lady with a keen wit and sense of humor. A devoted and loving fighter pilot’s wife, By his side, she supported his academic roles as Dean and Director of Kent State University Tuscarawas Campus, Dean of OSU Marion, and President of Urbana University. A loving mother and grandmother, She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Bowen and Edna Lucille (Loe) Beck, and her brothers John, James and Joseph. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. on Friday, January 11, 2013, in the VERNON FUNERAL HOME, Urbana. Funeral services will be held at the Urbana United Methodist Church at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 12, with Rev. Jim Lillibridge officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Dale Cemetery, Urbana. Additional Comments: full obituary on file with submitter File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/champaign/obits/h/hazard2004gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ohfiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb