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| Hazel Thomas Taylor, 108 years old, formerly of 1719 2nd Street in Boone passed away peacefully on Friday evening, September 11, 2009 at the Evangelical Free Church Home in Boone where she has been a
resident for the last 8 years. Hazel Belle was born on October 10, 1900 in rural Boone County, Iowa near Boone the daughter of David and Estelle (Smith) Clark. On July 7, 1921, Hazel married George Thomas, who worked for the Iowa Electric Light & Power Co. for 24 years until his death. Her second husband, Harley Taylor, preceded her in death as well. Hazel attended school in Boone. She later worked as a telephone operator for Northwestern Bell and during World War II worked at the Ordnance Plant in Ankeny. Hazel's interests included handcrafts, gardening, fishing, playing cards, as well as entertaining friends and family. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Boone. Her husbands; a son, William (Bill) Thomas of Stratford, Iowa; a daughter, Joan Maynard of Boulder City, Nevada; a granddaughter, Susan Thomas of Boone Iowa; and three sisters, Ethel Paul, Mildred (Micki) Jorgenson, and Florence Grace preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter, Marjorie Sellers of Boone; a daughter-in-law, Vivian Thomas of Stratford; a son-in-law, Dick Maynard of Boulder City, Nevada; her grandchildren Diane Myers and husband Gary of Knoxville, Iowa; Steve Sellers and wife Annette of Converse, Texas; Mark Maynard of Las Vegas, Nevada; Craig Maynard and wife Debbie of Las Vegas, Nevada; Ross Maynard and wife Mary Ellen of Williamston, Michigan; and Chuck Thomas and wife BJ of Stratford, Iowa; 15 great -grandchildren and 15 great-great grandchildren. Services will be held on Monday afternoon, September 14th at 2:00 p.m. at the Stark-Welin Chapel in Boone with Rev. Philip Webb officiating. Interment will be in the Linwood Park Cemetery in Boone. Friends may call at the Stark-Welin Chapel on Monday afternoon for visitations one hour prior to the service with the family present at that time to greet friends. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to express their sympathies through a memorial may direct their gift to the family for a memorial to be determined at a later date. | ||