HAZEL CRITES

PUXICO -- Hazel Cooper Crites, 76, of Puxico died Thursday, Dec. 24, 1998, at her home in Puxico.

She was born April 3, 1922, at Rock Point, daughter of Earl and Viola Bradshaw Cooper.

She was a homemaker and had worked at the Inland Shoe Co. and at Ralph Edwards Sportswear in Puxico.

She was a member of the Kinder General Baptist Church in Puxico.

She married Ernest Crites on Jan. 20, 1940, at Zalma.

Survivors include her husband; two sons, Jerry Crites of Oran and Greg Crites of Jackson; a sister, Evelyn Wiseman of Advance; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a brother.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Morgan Funeral Chapel at Advance.

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.

The Rev. Dale Wiseman will officiate, with burial in Rock Point Cemetery near Swinton.