Hazel Marie Wigley, a dedicated servant of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, left this earth on Feb. 12, 2020 at the age of 98. She was born in Cade, Oklahoma to Clarence Newman (Tack) Yandell and Gussie Gertrude McCuen Yandell on February 27, 1921. Hazel married James Henry Wigley in Durant, Okla. on March 20, 1942.
Hazel was a member of the Bokchito Community Pentecostal Church. She gladly dedicated her life to her home and family. Hazel enjoyed gardening and the abundance of produce it made to feed her family and share with others.
Mrs. Wigley is survived by her children: Martha Sue Reeves of Bethany, Okla., Charles H. Wigley and wife Louise of Ada, Okla. and John L. and wife Barbara Wigley of Sherman, Texas; 21 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Wigley was preceded in death by her parents, Tack and Gussie Yandell; husband, James Henry Wigley; sons, James H. Wigley, Jr., and Daniel Clay Wigley; grandsons, Terry Lee Morris and Danny “Bo” Bobo, and three step-daughters, Floy Ben Latham, JoAnn Hill and Donna Gayle Wright.
Mrs. Wigley’s family would like to express their heart felt gratitude to the staff of the Calera Manor Nursing Home and Guardian Hospice for their loving care.
A chapel service was held Saturday February 15, 2020 with Rev. Christopher Wigley officiating. Her final resting place is the Old Church Cemetery in Bennington, Okla.
Services are under the direction of Holmes-Coffey-Murray Funeral Home in Durant, Okla. www.holmescoffeymurray.com