Hazel Barnhill

Hazel Barnhill

Tuppers Plains---Hazel Lenora Barnhill, 92, of Tuppers Plains, died Saturday, December 15, 2007 in Kimes Nursing and Rehab Center, Athens.
She was born May 7, 1915 on Silver Ridge in Meigs County. She was the daughter of the late George W. Christy and Elizabeth Young Christy.
She married Carl J. Barnhill on August 21, 1935. They moved to Tuppers Plains in 1939 and owned and operated a service station and restaurant until 1947.
She was a charter member of the St. Paul United Methodist Church and was involved in many of its groups including the Willing Workers. She was a 60 year member of the Albany Chapter 558 of The Eastern Star. She was a charter member of The Rose Garden Club of Tuppers Plains. She was a diligent quilter, pie baker and gardener and shared her talents with many.
She will be greatly missed by her family including daughters and sons-in-law, Dorothy Jean and James Stout of Tuppers Plains and Ruth Ann and Larry Millhone of Rio Grande; grandchildren, Jimmer and Connie Soulsby of Pomeroy, Pat and Terri Soulsby of Tuppers Plains, and Jonathon Millhone of Rio Grande; great-grandchildren, Shannon Kay Soulsby, Devan Mariah Soulsby, Tara Renee Soulsby, Amanda Nicole Soulsby and Patrick Steven Soulsby and several nieces and nephews.
She is proceeded in death by 12 brothers and sisters; James Christy, Garrett Christy, Vernon Christy, Edith Betzing, Ada Swank, Floyd Christy, Delphin Christy, Stanley Christy, Nellie Schoedinger, Mildred Martin, Howard Christy and Orville Christy.
Services will be 1:00 p.m. On Tuesday, December 18, 2007 in St. Paul United Methodist Church in Tuppers Plains with Pastor Jim Corbitt officiating. Burial will be in the Tuppers Plains Christian Cemetery. Friends and family may call at White-Schwarzel Funeral Home, Coolville, on Monday December 17, 2007 from 2 - 4 and 6-8 p.m.
You can sign the online guestbook at www.whiteschwarzelfuneralhome.com