HAZEL HALL STOKES

MALAD, Idaho – Our beloved Mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Hazel Hall Stokes, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2005, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born May 1, 1916 to William and Minnie Hall in Petersburg, Kentucky. She was the 12th of 14 children, seven girls and seven boys. She told many stories of the fun she had growing up on her parents farm, riding horses and swimming in the river with her brothers and sisters.

She married J. Glen Hall in 1932 and moved out west to Idaho. They had two children and lived most of their married life in Pocatello. They enjoyed fishing and camping with their family. They were later divorced. She then married Clifton Read in 1958 and moved to Lava Hot Springs and then later to Malad. They spent many years driving throughout the U.S. in their tractor-trailer, hauling freight. They were later divorced. She married Emyrs Ezell in 1975 and they enjoyed several years together before his passing in 1989. She married Ralph Stokes in Elko, Nevada on March 29, 1991 and they were sealed in the Ogden LDS Temple, January 16, 1993. They loved to dance and often went dancing 3 or 4 times a week. They loved to play card games, especially pinochle with their many friends in Malad. He passed away September 13, 2001.

In 2003, mom moved to the Gardens Retirement Center in Ogden, Utah, where she resided until she passed away. Mom loved to go to the Malad Senior Citzens Center to play pool, have lunch and associate with her many friends, she was a former member of the Eagles Auxillary and was a Pink Lady at the Oneida Co. Hospital. She enjoyed visiting with people and always had a kind word and smile for everyone. She was an active member of the Rock Cliff First Ward in Ogden.

She is survived by her daughter; Janice (LeLand) Carlson of Ogden; son Dalton Hall of Pocatello; 7 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, all of her brothers and sisters and a son in law.

Our family would like to thank the wonderful Alliance Hospice workers and the staff at the Gardens who took such good care of Mom.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 17, 2005 at 12 noon in the Horsley Funeral Home 132 W. 300 N. Malad. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday from 10:30 – 11:30.

Burial will follow in the Malad City Cemetery.