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You will be missed more than words can express. I am honored to be your grandchild and have been truly blessed to have had you in my life. I love you!

Emmitt Hazelwood
On December 9, 2008, Emmitt Hazelwood, Shawnee, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ at the age of 78. He was born July 24, 1930 to Bernard E. Hazelwood Sr. and Goldie (DeWitt) Eason in Choctaw, Oklahoma. He grew up in Choctaw and graduated from Choctaw High School in 1948. He served in the Korean War and was awarded a Purple Heart. During his time in Korea, he accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior. On December 10, 1951, he married his high school sweetheart Barbara Jane (Brooks) Hazelwood. They moved to the Shawnee area in 1962. He was a loving husband and father. He loved his family beyond measure and felt blessed by the Lord for his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
He served the Lord in many ways as a Pastor at Pearson Baptist Church, as a deacon at several churches and after his retirement from Bob Townsend Ford as the Service Manager, he served as a volunteer Chaplain at Unity Health Center for a period of time. He never met a stranger and was a good friend to all who knew him. He was currently a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Tecumseh.
He was preceded in death by his parents; infant son, James Hazelwood and sister, Patty Wells.
Mr. Hazelwood is survived by his wife, Jane of the home; sons and their wives, Mike and Penny Hazelwood of Meeker, Oklahoma, Carl and Karen Hazelwood of Meeker, Oklahoma, and Richard and Nanette Hazelwood of Shawnee, Oklahoma; daughters and their husbands, Sarah and Ross Coleman of Bethel Acres, Oklahoma, Elaine Brandt of Houston, Texas, and Karen and Mike Jones of Shawnee, Oklahoma; granddaughters and their husbands, Cyndi and Tony Reeves of Bethel Acres, Oklahoma, Lisa and Robert McDoulett of Shawnee, Oklahoma, Lindsey and John Robert Leslie of Fort Worth, Texas, Amanda and Josh Weber of Shawnee, Oklahoma, Jennifer and Jeremiah Campo of Shawnee, Oklahoma, Krista Hazelwood of Los Angeles, California, Kristin and Justin Wilkins of Stillwater, Oklahoma, and Kacie Jones of Shawnee; grandsons, Michael Hazelwood and wife, Christine of Shawnee, Oklahoma, Nicholas Coleman of Del City, Oklahoma, Jared Hazelwood of Shawnee, Oklahoma, Patrick Factor of Shawnee, Oklahoma, Kelly McGann of Shawnee, Oklahoma, Connor McGann of Shawnee, Oklahoma, B. J. Gray of Kildare, Oklahoma, Zachary Jones of Shawnee, Oklahoma, and Cody Brandt of Burnett, Texas; great grandchildren, Wade and McKenna Reeves of Bethel Acres, Oklahoma, Brittany and Mariah McDoulett of Shawnee, Oklahoma, Kolton and Shelbi Wilkins of Stillwater, Oklahoma, Lane Roper-Jones of Shawnee, Oklahoma, and Amanda Guinard of Shawnee, Oklahoma; and brother and his wife, Donald and Georgia Hazelwood of Texas.