ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Hazel Marie Wright Reynolds Jasper went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017 in South Pasadena, Fla. She was born Jan. 12, 1922 on her parent's farm in Magnolia. She attended Magnolia School, and graduated from Caesar Rodney High School in Dover in 1939.
In 1942 she married Robert Roland Reynolds, son of Fred and Orna of Milford. They settled in Kingsville, Md., where they remodeled a run-down house with loving craftsmanship while living in it, and enjoyed Rockhounding together. Hazel also enjoyed free-lance writing, playing piano, and stamp collecting, spending time at the beach, and was very involved in Christian fellowship groups.
Hazel devoted much of her time to genealogical and historical research, and was accepted into the Colonial Dames of America. In 1978 she published a hardcover anecdotal history of her hometown, entitled Flower of Caroon Manor. Copies can be obtained by writing to LLEEE, 716 DeKalb Pike #144, Blue Bell, PA 19422.
Hazel retired to Pinellas County, Fla. where she spent time with friends, traveling, using her computer, reading, and attending church, Bible Studies, and a weekly hymn sing which she established.
Hazel was preceded in death by stillborn sister, Bettie Ellen; parents, Homer and Bessie (Short) Wright; husband, Robert R. Reynolds; and husband, William E. Jasper.
She is survived by her beloved daughter, Laura June Reynolds Reisz and husband Leslie; two grandsons, Eric and Eliot Reisz; and one granddaughter, Emily Reisz, all of Norristown, Pa.; and cousins, William and Rodney Bullock and their families, Barbara McCormick, and Charlotte Holloway, all of Delaware.
Services will be held Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, at 1 p.m. at Magnolia United Methodist Church, 39 N. Main Street, Magnolia, DE 19962. A viewing will be begin at 12 p.m. at the church. Graveside service will follow at White's Chapel Cemetery, Route 1 Overbrook, Milton, DE 19968
Flowers are welcome, or donations in Hazel's memory may be made to The Fountains Chapel, 1255 Pasadena Avenue South, South Pasadena, FL 33707.
Letters of condolences may be sent to www.traderfh.com