late Edgar Mondownay in Baltimore, MD. At the very young age of 2 years old, she was sent to live
with Lucille and Richard Holmes in Harlem, NY.
Jean, as she wa known by most people, strived in the Holmes household. She attended Public School 5,
Junior H.S. 136 and graduated from Washington Irving H.S. During her teenage years, she was a Girls
Scout and a junior counselor at the Kennedy Center. While working at various jobs, she met and married
Peter J. Hazard on June 17, 1961. To this union was born Bruce K. Hazard.
Jean loved to crochet, knit, cross-stich and sew. She loved to dance, travel and have a good time. She
travelled to three continents; North America, Europe and the Caribbean,
Iola leaves to cherish her memory, her beloved son, Bruce K. Hazard, her 2 favorite grandchildren;
Walter Hazard and Ikeya Hazard, thier mother Nina Hazard, and her beloved great-grandson; Kyree Smith,
nephews, nieces, cousins, as well as her adopted families, since she moved to GA and a host of friends.
A Memorial Service will be held at Eternal Hills Funeral Home, 3594 Stone Mountain Highway, Snellville, GA 30039, US, on November 7, 2026, from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm.
