Clarke & Staples Funeral Homes - Leona Bowman Hazlewood

Thursday, February 16 2023

Leona Bowman Hazlewood

Posted by: Clarke and Staples Funeral Homes AT 06:46 am | Permalink | 9 Comments | Email

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She was loved and will be greatly missed by many. So very glad I was lucky enough to know and love her.

Posted by Ginna Wilson on 02/18/2023 - 08:11 AM

Kenyon and I were neighbors to Leona and Raymond for 19 years. They were great neighbors to us, they felt like family. We loved them both.

Posted by Donna Hayman on 02/18/2023 - 08:27 AM

Leona was such a special person. I enjoyed talking with her! Thinking of praying for you all. Betsy

Posted by Betsy Newcomb Long on 02/18/2023 - 10:16 AM

It was a pleasure to have known and been acquainted with Leona over the years.God bless and comfort her family.

Posted by Jackie Conner on 02/18/2023 - 10:36 AM

Leona was my dear neighbor for 52 years. She was very talented in hand working and cooking. Over the years she enjoyed her dog, cat, and bird. Her family was the love of her life. When she was no longer able to attend church she would always ask me each Sunday about the sick and what was said at church. It was hard for her give up working and volunteering at the hospital as she loved being with people. RIP Leona.

Posted by NANCY MARSHALL ALDER on 02/18/2023 - 10:37 AM

It was a pleasure to have known and be acquainted with Leona over the years. She will be greatly missed. God bless and comfort her family.

Posted by Jackie Conner on 02/18/2023 - 10:39 AM

Leona, you are a memory from the past, but I never forgot you. Joann.

Posted by Joann Harris on 02/19/2023 - 06:30 PM

So sorry for loss. Leona was such a fine lady, she will be missed. Prayers fo all the family.

Posted by Ann D Moore on 02/23/2023 - 09:56 AM

Frank and I lived next door to Leona and Raymond for many years. Both of them were very dear people who influenced my life then and now. Raymond made wood pieces that I still have in my house. I can remember helping Leona with dinner gatherings. I loved her talents in setting a beautiful dinner table and preparing delicious dishes. I learned so much during these special times. What a fine couple!

Posted by Janice Whitlow Martin on 02/25/2023 - 01:42 PM

Leona Bowman Hazlewood, 102, of Kenbridge, VA, passed away peacefully on February 16, 2023. She was born on August 21, 1920 to the late Wortha and Mary Lou Bowman in Victoria, VA. Leona was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 52 years, Cecil Raymond Hazlewood; her son, Raymond Weldon Hazlewood; and sister Rachel Bowman Overton. She is survived by three grandchildren, Gina Bonney (David), Jeff Hazlewood (Terri), and Jill Hart (Robbie); six great grandchildren: Thomas, Mary Lauren, Olivia, Melissa, Jack, and Leona; and three great, great granddaughters. Leona is also survived by many nieces and nephews whom she dearly loved. Leona graduated from Smithdeal Massey Business School. She worked as a bookkeeper for Imperial Briquet Corporation for her entire career. She loved time with her grandchildren and they loved spending the week at Nana and Papa’s in the summer. Leona was talented at crocheting, making many afghans and special items for family and church bizarres. After her retirement, she spent many hours volunteering at Community Memorial Hospital in South Hill, VA. She was a devoted lifelong member of Kenbridge United Methodist Church. The family would like to extend special thanks to Lunenburg Health Service’s nurse Deborah Craven and caregivers Carol, Sabrina, Venecia, Cari Anne, and Janet. You all made it possible for Nana to stay in the home she loved. Funeral services will be held at Clarke Funeral Home in Kenbridge, VA on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 11:00 am with interment to follow at the Kenbridge Heights Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Lunenburg Health Service, P.O. Box 121, Victoria, Va. 23974 or Kenbridge United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 926, Kenbridge, Va. 23944