CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - George E. Hazelwood, 9 Nov 2003
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George E. Hazelwood
 
George E. Hazelwood, age 71, Oscar Johnson Rd., Hampton, 
died Sunday, November 9, 2003 at Johnson City Medical Center 
Hospital following an extended illness. 
A native of Carter County, he was the son of the late Rose Ellen 
Hazelwood. 
He was a member of Pleasant Beach Baptist Church. 
Mr. Hazelwood was a retired employee of the Tennessee Highway 
Department as a supervisor in the surveying department. He was 
also a professional musician and had preformed at the Grand Ole 
Opry with Carl Story and the Rambling Mountaineers and with Raymond 
Fairchild and The Maggie Valley Boys. 
He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy M. Hazelwood, September 
2002, and two sisters, Ressie Lewis and Mary Potter. 
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Susie and Jerry Keys, 
Jonesborough; a son and daughter-in-law, Bud and Sandy Hazelwood, 
Elizabethton; four grandchildren, Jeramie Keys, Esq., and spouse 
Christy Keys, Atlanta, Ga.; Ashley Keys, Jonesborough; Megan 
Hazelwood, Brody Hazelwood, both of Elizabethton, and one sister, 
Mildred Montgomery, Hampton. Several nieces and nephews also survive. 
The funeral service will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 
11, 2003 at Tetrick Funeral Home Chapel of Peace, Elizabethton with 
Rev. Bobby Stout, and Rev. Keith Williams officiating. Music will 
be under the direction of Paul Williams and The Victory Trio, 
Pleasant Beach Baptist Church Quartet, Trey Hensley and Hunter 
Berry and G.C. Matlock. The graveside service and interment will 
be held Wednesday, November 12, 2003 at 2 p.m. at John Miller 
Cemtery, Butler, with Rev. Glenn Keller officiating. Active 
pallbearers will be Jeramie Keys, Esq., Brody Hazelwood, L.J. 
Heaton, Dale Potter, Dean Reece, Ray Evan, Jerry Lynn Montgomery 
and Clark Austin. Honorary pallbearers will be Clarence Berry, 
Charlie Booher, Dale Buckles, Dr. Robert Allen, Donnie Carden, E.C. 
Vines, Carl Estep, nephews, men of Pleasant Beach Baptist Church, 
employees of the State Highway Department, employees of the Carter 
County Highway Department, and all people who love bluegrass music. 
Those who plan to attend the graveside service are asked to meet at 
the funeral home at 1 p.m. Wednesday to go in procession to the 
cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, 
at Tetrick Funeral Home Chapel of Peace. Those who prefer memorials 
in lieu of flowers may make donations to St. Jude's Children's 
Research Hospital, Leukemia Research, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, 
TN 38105-1905. Online condolences may be sent to the family through 
our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick Funeral Home, 
Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements. 

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