Obit of Thorman, Hazel Murphey - Creek County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Shelly Lynch  <leeshlynch@gmail.com>   24 Dec 2006
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::Okmulgee Cemetery--Okmulgee OK

Hazel Murphey Thorman passed from this life on Sunday, October 22, 2006 in 
Okmulgee at the age of 93. She was born Friday, September 5, 1913 at 
Slick, Oklahoma, the second daughter of Howard and Gertrude Murphy. The 
family moved to Leonard, Oklahoma in 1916 and in 1919, they moved to 
Morris. Hazel attended Evening Star Elementary School from 1919 to 1925 
and completed high school at Morris at the age of 15. She attended East 
Central State University at Ada, Oklahoma where she graduated with a 
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education. She taught school at Mason in 
Okfuskee County to begin a career which lasted twenty years. She also 
taught at Liberty, Evening Star and Morris Schools in Okmulgee County 
before completing her career with eight years as second grade teacher at 
Emerson Elementary School in Okmulgee.

In June 1951, she married Ben Thorman of Okmulgee and he preceded her in 
death in 1990. Hazel was a member of the First Christian Church where she 
was an active member of the Christian Women’s Fellowship and had served as 
President of that group. She was a life member of the Beta Sigma Phi 
Sorority, Oklahoma Education Association, Okmulgee County Retired Teachers 
Association, National Education Association, the American Association of 
University Women and was active in garden club work for several years.

Survivors include her nephew, Thomas Payne and wife, Wanda of Tulsa; grand 
nephews; Steven and Marty Payne and grandniece, Susan Payne-Hart of Tulsa; 
stepson, Ben Thorman, Jr. of Okmulgee and stepdaughter; Fae Mitchell of 
Tulsa. Also, she is survived by five step grandsons, David Bennett, Mark 
Bennett, Ben Thorman III, Ross Thorman and Randy Thorman, and many nieces 
and nephews.

Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 26, 2006 at the Shurden-
Kelley Funeral Home Chapel with Charlie Green officiating. Burial will 
follow the service at the Okmulgee Cemetery under the direction of the 
Shurden-Kelley Funeral Home of Okmulgee.

Pallbearers will be Steve Payne, Martin Payne, Randy Thorman, Ben Thorman 
III, Joey Magrini and Robbie Magrini.

Honorary Pallbearers will be Mark and David Bennett.

Visitation will be Wednesday from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Thursday 
from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the chapel. Family will greet friends 
Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Memorials may be sent to the First Chrisitan Church 211 W. 8th Okmulgee, 
Ok 74447, in honor of Ben and Hazel Thorman.
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