HAZEL ADEAN BYARS

March 15, 2021

Hazel Adean Byars, a resident of Fulton, died March 12 at Clinton-Hickman County ICF in Clinton. She was 100.

Funeral services were held March 16 at Hornbeak Funeral Chapel in Fulton, with Pastor Fred Fahl officiating and remarks by Dr. Mark A. French. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery near Dukedom on the Weakley County, Tenn. side of State Line Road.

She was survived by her sister, Barbara Wilson of Water Valley; a nephew, Donald K. Wilson, of Nashville, Tenn.; two great-nephews, Benjamin Wilson, of Viera, Fla., and Christopher (Jennifer) Wilson, of Brentwood, Tenn.; two great-great-nephews, Charlie and Robert Wilson, both of Brentwood; and her close friend, Mark (Melissa) French of Fulton, who Adean often watched during his childhood.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Cleave and Ester Buck Work; her husband; and her beloved Shih Tzu, Dixie.

Born Oct. 8, 1920, she married Ishmael Taylor Byars on July 23, 1937 and moved to Pittsburg, Penn., and subsequently Detroit, Mich., where her husband worked as a mechanic before relocating back to the Pilot Oak/Dukedom area.

She was fun loving and lived each day of her life to the fullest, bringing joy to those around her. She was a huge fan of Kentucky Wildcat basketball and St. Louis Cardinals baseball.

She attended Good Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Dukedom and was deeply devoted to her family and friends. Being born at the tail end of the last great pandemic, and less than two months after the ratification of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote, Adean bore witness to, and lived through, numerous history book events over the past century. Her wit, wisdom, love, compassion, and vivid recollections from her long life will be greatly missed.

Memorials may be made to Oak Grove Cemetery Fund, c/o Sherrill Reams, 5122 Country Club Rd, South Fulton, Tenn. 38257 or the Good Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 949 Bill Nanney Circle, Dukedom, Tenn. 38226.