Hazel I. Hines

Hazel I. Hines, long­time Ash­ley cen­tu­rion, passed away peace­fully Sun­day morn­ing (Sept. 16, 2012) at Win­ter­song Vil­lage, just 26 days shy of cel­e­brat­ing her 102 birthday.

She was born in Card­ing­ton Oct. 12, 1910, to the late Tom and Flossie (Cor­win) Lay­cox and was a life­long area res­i­dent. Before retir­ing, Hazel worked as an office assis­tant with the for­mer Sun Ray Stove Company.

She was a devoted mem­ber of the Stan­ton­town Advent Chris­t­ian Church, a life mem­ber of the Delaware Eagles Aux­il­iary, a mem­ber of the Ladies Home Mis­sion, and Ash­ley Senior Cit­i­zens. Described as self­less, she enjoyed mak­ing oth­ers happy. She loved to dance in her younger years, espe­cially square danc­ing. She was always sharp as a tack, both in her dress and knowl­edge. Hazel loved the change of the sea­sons and the col­ors of the fall sea­sons were her favorite. She enjoyed trav­el­ing and expe­ri­enc­ing nature. In her flower gar­dens was where she was the hap­pi­est and at her best. She trea­sured time spent there and spend­ing time with her fam­ily, espe­cially her grandchildren.

She is sur­vived by son, Harley (Mar­quita) Hines of Ash­ley; daugh­ter, Jenny (Larry) Witt of Ash­ley; eight grand­chil­dren; a host of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; as well as her four-legged kids, Jade and Peppy.

She was pre­ceded in death by her hus­band, Karl, in 1980; a son, Ger­ald, in 1977; daughter-in-law, Grace Hines; grand­chil­dren, Kathy Logue, Kevin Hines, Tom Wal­lace; sis­ters, Jean Keith, Peggy Legg; and broth­ers, Jim and Tom Laycox.

Friends may call from 1 to 3 p.m. Tues­day at the Ben­nett, Brown, Rod­man, and Sny­der Funeral Home in Ash­ley, where ser­vices will fol­low at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Keith Daniels offi­ci­at­ing. Bur­ial will fol­low in Ash­ley Union Cemetery.

Memo­r­ial con­tri­bu­tions can be made to the Humane Soci­ety of Delaware County.

Con­do­lences may be expressed at snyderfuneralhomes.com.

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