Hazel Ringstaff Talley

Hazel Evelyn Ringstaff Talley passed peacefully from this life to be reunited with her loved ones in the early morning hours of July 15, 2022, at her home on Elm Street in Marion, Kentucky.
Born October 1, 1923, in Iuka, Kentucky, to Belle Evans Ringstaff and Jearly J. Ringstaff, Hazel lived a rich life full of devotion, service, and love. At the age of fourteen she accepted Jesus Christ and never wavered in her commitment to Christian values and service. While she was teaching school in a one-room schoolhouse in Iuka, she met Charles Talley. He courted her for seven years and they were married on November 26, 1955. They were together until his passing September 9, 1994. She worked for over twenty years at Kentucky Utilities before retiring to a life of volunteer service.
Her life was filled with service to family, friends, and community. As a young woman she nursed and cared for her ailing mother. As a stepmother, she loved and cared for two stepdaughters as if they were own. As an active member of the United Methodist Church, she drove elderly members of the congregation to church until she herself turned 95. She volunteered as a Pink Lady at the local hospital for over 5500 hours. She was an avid reader and loved a good book.
Hazel is survived by nine grandchildren, 43 great grandchildren, and 33 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Talley September 9,1994, her two stepdaughters Jeanetta Ann Talley Booher February 12, 2014 and Lona Roye Talley Clason January 15, 1996 her granddaughter Brande Jo Booher-Brock, three great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 10:00am Saturday July 23, 2022 at Marion United Methodist Church with burial following at Paradise Cemetery in Smithland, KY. Friends may call from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Friday July 22, 2022 at Gilbert Funeral Home. Donations may be made to the Marion United Methodist Church.