Samuel Leo Hazelwood - Horseshoe Bend

Samuel Leo Hazelwood, 79, of Horseshoe Bend, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2006, at Fulton County Hospital in Salem. He was born in the Macey area near Monette. He was a retired staff sergeant with the Air Force.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Rene Hazelwood; his parents, J.A. and Lilly Bell Hazelwood; three brothers; and three sisters.

Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Bruce and Alice Hazelwood of Horseshoe Bend; granddaughters and husbands, Lori and Ken May, Lake City, and Tamera and Chris Sheaffer of Sapulpa, Okla.; great-grandchildren, Natasha Swindle-May and Cassandra May, both of Lake City, Matt Simonton and Chandler, Seth and Ryle Sheaffer, all of Sapulpa; a sister and brother-in-law, Lou and Gordon Rumble of Cherokee Village; and several nieces and nephews.

A graveside service was held at 2 p.m. Jan. 16, with full military honors and a military chaplain officiating with Emerson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Anyone wishing to sign an online guest book may go to www.emersonfuneralhome.com.