Hazel Lee "Ballenger" Earley
Hazel Lee "Ballenger" Earley
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WOODRUFF- Hazel Lee Ballenger Earley,84, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, February 26, 2026, at Fountain Inn Post Acute.
She was born November 6, 1941, in Greenville County to the late Lee Boyd Ballenger and Ruby Page Ross. She was a retired employee of Kement Electronics in Simpsonville. She was a member of Bellview Baptist Church but attended the Woodruff Church of God.
Surviving is one daughter, Felicia Fenley Young of Woodruff; one son, Daniel Fenley (Cindy) of Woodruff; 5 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a daughter, Kathy Nelson and a son-in-law, Joseph Larry Young Jr.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 1, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. at the Woodruff Church of God officiated by Rev. Jonathan Knight. A private interment will be held at Graceland East Memorial Park.
Visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. prior to the service in the church sanctuary.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Woodruff Church of God, P.O. Box 275, Woodruff, S.C. 29388
Lanford-Gwinn Mortuary
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February 27, 2026
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