Hazel Grace Ruby Tackett, 93, of Scott Depot, passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2007. Hazel was born on April 5, 1914. And lived most of her life in Lincoln County. She lived about 65 of those years in Sumerco, and the last 14 in Scott Depot.
Hazel was preceded in death by her husband, Opha C. Tackett; her mother and father, Lucy Miller Ruby and Ras Ruby; all of her siblings, Sylvia, Minnie, Ben, Silmon, John, and Carter Ruby. She is survived by all her children: Doyle Tackett of Rexburg, Idaho; Janet Surface of Scott Depot; Orville and Jeannie Tackett of Parkersburg; Edmond Tackett of Bethel, Ohio and Connie & Gary Toney of South Charleston. She is also survived by grandchildren; great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
The service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at Curry Funeral Home Chapel, Alum Creek, with Pastor Roe Smith officiating. Burial will be in Midkiff Cemetery, Sumerco. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, October 15, at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 1111 Lee St., East, Charleston, WV 25301 or to Hospice, 1143 Dunbar Ave., Dunbar, WV 25064.