Hazel M. WALKER

From The Associated Press Enid, Garfield Co., OK

Sept. 1e, 2012

Submitted by: Jo Aguirre

OBITUARY

ENID - Hazel M. Walker was born Sept. 3, 1928, in Waxahachie, Texas, and died peacefully Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, at Golden Oaks Nursing Home to be with her Lord and Savior.

There will be a time of visitation from 6-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Bill King will officiate.

Hazel graduated from high school in Ennis, Texas, and attended Draun Business College in Wichita Falls, Texas. She married Dayle Walker Feb. 25, 1946. They made their home in Frederick, Okla., where Dayle finished high school and then moved to Vernon, Texas.

They moved to Enid in 1948, where they raised their family. She was a wonderful mother and homemaker and always kept a lovely home. In later years, she worked in administrative positions for Champion Drilling, Proex Energy and Investor's Resources Corporation.

She was preceded in death by one brother and two grandchildren. She is survived by her husband, Dayle of the home; one brother, Coye Conner Jr. of Tyler, Texas; sons, Russell Walker (Julia) of Cape Coral, Fla., Carroll Walker (Vickie) of Enid, Okla., Ron Walker (Ginger) of Edmond, Okla.; and daughter, Gina Walker (Rachel Palmer) of Norman, Okla.; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Mom is loved immeasurably and will be missed immensely. Memorials may be made to Ross Hospice.