Hazel Haley

1930 - 2016

Hazel Louise Haley, 85, passed away surrounded by family on Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, in Weatherford. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at Galbreaith-Pickard Funeral Chapel with interment following in Zion Hill Cemetery. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Fellowship Baptist Church, 173 Green Branch Road, Weatherford, Texas 76085. She was born Jan. 11, 1930, in Gainesville where she spent her childhood. She received a bachelor's degree in education from North Texas University and taught school for two years before marrying Charlie Haley on July 7, 1952, in Big Spring. Together they raised a family in various parts of Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico before retiring to Weatherford in 1988. Hazel was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother and a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. She enjoyed fishing, quilting, and spending time with family. Hazel was preceded in death by her son, Charles Haley of Hobbs, N.M. Survivors: She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Charlie; her daughter, Cindy Mayse and her husband, David, of Houston; her daughter Debbie and her husband, Rocky, of Green River, Wyo.; her daughter, Laura of Woodway; her grandchildren, Topher, Allen, Julie, Lauren, Mikey, Nick, Kristen and Robert; great-grandchildren, Alex, Nate, Jessa and Corbin; and many friends and family whose lives she touched.