Person:Hazel Hollis (3)

Hazel was born on May 9, 1933 in Fordyce, Dallas county, Arkansas to Claude "Pete" Marrion and Minnie Evelyn Moore Hollis. Hazel was their oldest child and only daughter. Hazel was a Nurse in the local Hospital, the hospital where her children were born and she drew her last breath. Hazel married Raymond on Feb 13, 1959 in Lake Village, Chicot county, Arkansas where Raymond was working at the time. There was a state issued marriage license and a wedding ceremony for this union but the children of his Raymond's first marriage say Raymond never recieved a divorce from Myrtle before marring Hazel. It is not known if a divorce was granted or not. Hazel was the mother of two daughters, the youngest was her and Raymond's only child.

Hazel was killed by a drunk driver.

Hazel never saw the speeding car racing down the median. The impact was on the driver door. Paul, Hazel's little brother, was thrown from the car and suffered serious bruising and cuts, and his teeth were knocked out in the impact. He was the lucky one.

Hazel was dragged along the pavement until her foot was torn loose and her body fell under the car. The rear wheels ran across her chest and upper abdomen. Hazel was pregnant with twin boys at this time. According to the attending doctor, Hazel's upper body was ground like hamburger. He said pure willpower was what was keeping her alive.

Charles Henderson, the drunk in the other car, was not injured. This was not his first accident where he was not injured. It was also not the first accident he caused by being drunk and driving. Charles Henderson spent the night in jail and was out drinking again the next day.

Hazel was dying. Hazel was laid to rest, next to her beloved Raymond, in the little country cemetery of Hazel's family.

She was a tiny little sprite of a woman with a resolve of steel.