Dr. Hazlewood was born in Milan, TN on September 17, 1931, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hazlewood.
He graduated from Milan High School and continued on to Vanderbilt where he graduated with a BA Degree in English. He was granted a Ford Foundation Fellowship to get an M.A.T. from Peabody and Vanderbilt. After teaching at Castle Heights Military Academy and East High School, he returned to Nashville where he received his EdS Degree from Peabody, and then his PhD from Peabody-Vanderbilt.
Dr. Hazlewood went to Bethel College where he served as chair of the English Department. In 1963, the family moved to Jackson, TN where Dr. Hazlewood served various terms as the chair of the English Department, Humanities Division, and later the dean of the Humanities School at Lambuth College. During his tenure at Lambuth, Dr. Hazlewood taught a Sunday School class at First United Methodist Church for 18 years. After 33 years of teaching at Lambuth, Dr. Hazlewood retired.
Dr. Hazlewood was also known in Jackson as the “flower man” who loved raising flowers in his greenhouses and working in his own yard.
Dr. Hazlewood is survived by his wife, Judith Evans Hazlewood of Germantown, TN; son, Dr. Jeffrey E. Hazlewood (Sue) of Lebanon, TN; daughter, Amy Hazlewood McAtee (Neal) of Memphis, TN; and grandchildren, Joseph Hazlewood, Jenna Hazlewood, Abby McAtee Gatliff (Cort), Maggie McAtee, and Will McAtee.
The family will receive friends on Sunday afternoon, December 20, 2015 from 12:30 – 2 p.m. at George A. Smith and Sons North Chapel. A funeral service will follow the visitation at 2 p.m. with Dr. Paul Clayton and Rev. Cecil Kirk officiating. Interment for the family will follow in Ridgecrest Cemetery.
The family requests that memorial contributions in Dr. Hazlewood’s memory be directed to First United Methodist Church in Jackson, 200 S. Church St., Jackson, TN 38301
George A. Smith and Sons North Chapel, (731) 427-5555
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