Barbourville, Ky. – Hazle Bright Ward King, 82, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2021. Hazle was the daughter of Mary Mills Warren and Roy Warren joyfully born to them on July 12, 1938, at Stinking Creek, Caney Gap.
Hazle will forever be remembered, as a loving, strong, and generous woman. She was a faithful and dedicated lifelong member of her beloved church, Concord Baptist, at Flat Lick. Hazle was married three times during her life; twice widowed. Hazle’s first marriage was to Whitley Bright. They were married 17 years before his passing. She was also widowed during her second marriage to her husband Gilbert Ward. At the time of Hazle’s passing, she had been married to Edgar Allen King for 28 years. In addition to raising her children, Hazle worked outside the home, as a tech and an aid for 27 years at the Knox County Hospital. Hazle loved her family immensely and was considered the glue that held them together. In her spare time, she enjoyed shopping for treasures at area flea markets and yard sales, as well as gardening.
In addition to her parents, Mary Mills Warren and Roy Warren, Hazle was preceded in death by two sons: Bobby Ellis Bright and James Roy Bright, and daughter Karen Luckett. Two sisters and three brothers also preceded Hazle in death: Lizzie Faye Boggs, Emily Jordan, Cecil Warren, Leroy Warren, and Danny Warren.
Left behind to celebrate Hazle’s life is her husband of 28 years Edgar Allen King; beloved son, Jerry Dellis Bright, and daughters, Jenne Bright Edwards (John), Judy Bright Mills (James), and Rita Faye Martin. Four siblings: Marie Broughton, Johnny Warren (Julia), Donnie Warren (Daisy), and Ronnie Warren, and two sisters-in-law, Beatrice Warren and Judy Warren also survive Hazle. Hazle leaves behind five grandchildren; Jennifer Martin (Shane) Jayme Mills (Matthew), Johnna Murray (Kyle), Logan Martin, and Landon Martin, and six great-grandchildren: Tucker Murray, Skylar Murray, River Murray, Hayden Martin, Lane Martin, and Blake Mills. Special nephew, Archie Jordan (Hazel), whom Hazle loved like a son as well as a host of other cherished nieces and nephews will miss her dearly.
The King family will receive friends at Hopper Funeral Home on Sunday, January 10, 2021, from 5:30 p.m. until the funeral hour of 7:00 p.m. Reverend Jerry Smith, Reverend Vernon Morris, and Reverend Scott Warren will officiate with musical tributes by Kirstie Warren. Interment will be on Monday, January 11, 2021. Family and friends are asked to gather at the funeral home at noon to travel in procession to the Bright Cemetery at Stinking Creek. The following family members and friends have been chosen as Pallbearers: Shane Martin, Hayden Martin, Lane Martin, Logan Martin, Landon Martin, Kyle Murray, and Matthew Mills. Honorary Pallbearers are Dr. Paul Pederson and the nurses and caregivers of Hospice of the Bluegrass.
In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the Bright Cemetery in memory of Hazle Bright Ward King. Checks should be made payable to Judy Mills and can be mailed to Hopper Funeral Home at 302 North Broadway, Barbourville, Kentucky 40906 and we will give them to Hazle’s family. Alternatively, you may give your honorarium to the family directly.
The Hopper Family, Victoria and Sally Hopper, and the staff of Hopper Funeral Home express our sincere condolences to the family of Hazle Bright Ward King.
Hopper Funeral Home, Inc., established over 100 years ago, is in charge of servicing all arrangements for Hazle Bright Ward King.
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