Hazel Bryan

Hazel Hulme Bryan passed away in Lubbock on September 15, 2006. She was the daughter of William HenryPete and Addie Arnold Hulme. Her family moved to Smith Bend, Texas soon after her birth. Later the family moved to Valley Mills, Texas where she attended elementary school. In 1926 the family moved to Whitney, Texas. Hazel graduated from Whitney High School in 1937 and went to work for the First National Bank in Whitney. In 1939 she married E.E. Happy Bryan. After the untimely death of her husband in 1951, she went to work for her dad and brother in the grocery business. In 1964 she went back to work at First National Bank in Whitney. Hazel retired from the bank in 1995. Hazel was a very active citizen in the city of Whitney. She was treasurer of the Whitney Museum and the Whitney Ex-Students Association. In 1996, she was named Citizen of the Year. She was a member of King Memorial United Methodist Church for over fifty years and served on many church committees. She was preceded in death by her husband E.E. Happy Bryan in 1951, her parents, one brother and one sister. Survivors include her daughters, Rebecca Crow and husband John of Grand Prairie, Dianne Ashby and husband John of Lubbock; grandchildren, Gregg Crow of Dallas, Jeff Crow of Dallas, Whitney Norman and husband Randy of Lubbock; several nieces and nephews, two brother-in-laws, two sister-in-laws and many many friends. Pallbearers will be Gregg Crow, Jeff Crow, Randy Norman, Tek Outlaw, Jodie Halbert and Mike Callaway. Honorary Pallbearers will be John Thiele, Bill Winkleman and Johnny Outlaw A special thanks to the staff at McKenzie House in Lubbock, Texas for the loving care they gave to our mother and to her special Doctor Paul Overlie of Lubbock. Memorials: King Memorial United Methodist Church PO Box 612 Whitney, Tx. 76692 Whitney Area Museum, 303 S. Brazos St, Whitney, Texas 76692 McKenzie House, 8609 Boston Ave. Lubbock, Tx. 79423