Hazel Bernice Baldridge

BALDRIDGE, MADDEN, YOUNG, MCCOY

Posted By: Ruth Maring - Volunteer (email)
Date: 12/2/2007 at 11:58:46

Hazel Bernice Baldridge

Visitation:
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
5:00 PM until 8:00 PM
Savanna Law-Jones Funeral Home
309 Chicago Ave
P.O. Box 309
Savanna, IL 61074

Service:
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
10:00 AM
Savanna Bible Church
1825 Michigan Ave
Savanna, IL 61074

Hazel Bernice Baldridge, age 78, of Savanna, Illinois, went from her home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 9, 2007 surrounded by her family and blessed by the prayers of her friends. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 14, 2007 in the Savanna Bible Church, Savanna. Pastor Mike Meyer will officiate. Interment will be in the Savanna Township Cemetery. Visitation for Hazel will be 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A memorial fund has been established in Hazel’s name.
Hazel was born October 19, 1929 the daughter of Miles Benjamin Franklin and Jennie Lida (Madden) Young in Lanark, Illinois. She graduated from Savanna High School. On December 19, 1953 Hazel married Walter Baldridge in West Point, Mississippi. Walter died September 22, 2004.
Hazel lived most of her life in Savanna and upon graduating from high school she worked as a nurse’s aid at the Savanna City Hospital, as a seamstress in the garment factory, and as a waitress at the Brown Derby and White Spot Café. In later years she worked along side her husband at the Carroll Auction Service, Baldridge Auction Service and the family store Cherokee Junction. She was a member of the Savanna Bible Church, Palisades Art League and the Artists Cooperative of Savanna.
Hazel liked drawing and painting and was an accomplished artist. She was an avid reader and also wrote poetry, short stories and was working on a novel. She enjoyed working with tools and working with her hands as there was always a project she liked to tackle. Music was an important part of her life and she enjoyed singing in the choir at the Savanna Bible Church. Beyond these many hobbies and past times she enjoyed being a mother and homemaker the most. She lived a full and active life. She said “life is not about how long you live, but about how you live it. It is never to late to change habits. Place your trust in God and let him take care of everything.”
Hazel is survived by her daughter, Wendy S. Baldridge of Savanna; her son Jack L. Baldridge of Savanna; her brother Phillip F. Young of Davenport, Iowa; her sister, Loretta McCoy of Bald Knob, Arkansas, four grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Hazel is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Walter, and five brothers and two step daughters Peggy and Vickie Lynn.