Name of Deceased: Paul D. Hazen
Date of Death: December 20, 2012
Place of Death: At home in Great Bend, Kansas
Date of Birth: November 13, 1924 at Odense, Kansas
Parents Name: George & Idella (Beggs) Hazen
OBITUARY INFORMATION
He married Betty Lee Kempke August 16, 1944 at the home of his parents at Erie, Kan. She died November 1, 1996. He then married Helen Sanders January 19, 2001 at Great Bend, Kan., where they made their home.
He grew up in southeast Kansas, moving to Lorraine, Kan., in 1942. He and Betty first lived in Erie, and moved to Kansas City where he worked as a mechanic. In 1945, they moved to Holyrood, Kan., where Paul was self-employed in the oil business and also worked as a licensed television repairman. The family moved to Ellinwood in 1964 where he began working for Kaiser Francis Oil Company and later Phillips Petroleum. He owned and operated Hazen Oil Company until his retirement in 1981.
He was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Great Bend.
SURVIVORS
Wife: Helen Hazen, of the home
Two Sons: Donald “Doc” Hazen and his wife Carol of Fort Myers, Fla. and Keith Hazen and his wife Beth of Dodge City, Kan.
One Daughter: Connie Roth and her husband John of Ellinwood, Kan.
One Step-daughter: Cheryl Matas of Orange, Calif.
Two Step-sons: Daniel Sanders of Sterling, Colo.; and Donald Sanders of Great Bend, Kan.
Two Brothers: Robert Hazen and his wife Janice of Holden, Mo., Ralph Hazen and his wife Bonnie of Mount Airy, N.C.
Two Sisters: Ethel Markham of Erie, Kan., Shirley Spousta and her companion Ed Ford of Belton, Mo.
Grandchildren: Nine Great-grandchildren: Seventeen
He was preceded in death by one daughter, Sharlene Kay Yager; two brothers, Harold Hazen and Bernard “Buck” Hazen, and two sisters, Georgia Judy and Helen Louise Hazen.
SERVICE INFORMATION
Vigil Service: 7:00 p.m., Sunday, December 23, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 a.m., Monday, December 24, 2012 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Great Bend
Celebrant: Father Don Bedore
Interment: Lakin-Comanche District Cemetery, Ellinwood, Kansas
Visitation: 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, December 23, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home
Memorial Fund: Kans for Kids or Prince of Peace Parish, in care of Bryant Funeral Home
Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net
Arrangements by Bryant Funeral Home 1425 Patton Road Great Bend, Kansas 67530