Hazel Waddle Davis

1918 - 2008

Hazel Waddle Davis, 90, of Bland, Va., passed away on Monday, September 29, 2008. She was born on June 16, 1918, in Bland County, daughter of the late Dunn B. and Minnie Fry Waddle. She was preceded in death by her husband, R. Dow Davis; son-in-law, Larry D. Lowman; two brothers, Clive Waddle and Vance Waddle; one sister, Lois Barger; and one niece, Teresa W. Lantz. Hazel was a member of the Methodist Church at Greenhill and enjoyed gardening, sewing and cooking. She is survived by two daughters, Linda Davis, of Bland, Va., and Regina Lowman, of Gahanna, Ohio; three nieces, Norma Jean Keesee, Peggy Peterson, and Anna "Butchie" Crabtree; two nephews, Paul Barger, and D.B. "Sonny" Waddle; two step grandchildren; special friends, Larry and Ethel Cox, Randolph Davis, and Willard Peck; and a host of friends and neighbors also survive. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, October 2, 2008, at the Bland Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in Temple Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, October 1, 2008, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be made to the Methodist Church at Greenhill, c/o Pamela D. Hill, 3344 Waddle Town Road, Bland, Va. 24315. Highland Bland Funeral Chapel in Bland, Va., is in charge of arrangements.