Hazel Farley Stone

She was born to Elizabeth Davis and Dewey Dalton Farley on June 12, 1924, in Cardiff, AL. She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Stone; her parents; her siblings, Fred Farley, Ruby Middleton, Donald Farley, and Bobbie Jean Verciglio.

Hazel is survived by her only child, Frances Barnes Stricklin and son-in-law, Stephen Stricklin; grandson, Matthew Stricklin; granddaughter, Stehanie E. Stricklin & grand son-in-law, Benjamin K. Robinson; and her great granddaughter, Ava Elizabeth Margaret Robinson. She is also survived by nieces & nephews, Jeanna V. Cork, Joseph Verciglio (Jan), and John Verciglio (Lisa).

Hazel was a member of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, Hoover, AL. She grew up in & was educated in Alabama & Kentucky. She was last employed by Brookwood Hearing & Speech Clinic.

Hazel was a devout Christian and loved The Lord above all things, and she loved her beloved family & her many friends with all her heart. A talented seamstress with a flair for fashion, she enjoyed sewing, & crocheting well into her nineties. Hazel had a gift and passion for gardening; she was a great lover of nature; & she enjoyed St. Peter’s 39er’s lunch & bingo with her church friends.

A funeral mass celebrating the life of Hazel Stone will be held on Saturday, June 3, 2017, at 9:00 A.M. at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Hoover, Alabama.

Burial to follow service at Jefferson Memorial Gardens, South (2701 John Hawkins Parkway Hoover, AL)

Arrangements under the direction of Southern Heritage Funeral Home, Pelham, AL.