Hazel Muriel Selvy
Obituary
Hazel Muriel Selvy, 101, went to be
with the Lord on Dec. 23, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She
was born on Sept. 20, 1915, in Marion, the third daughter of Boyd
Victor and Ammie Mae (Kaniper) Higgins. She grew up in the Youngtown
rural community, attending school in a one-room schoolhouse for her
first eight grades. She then attended Marion High School and
graduated in 1934. She met Virgil Glenn Selvy first as a neighbor,
then later as a classmate in school. They were married Sept. 6, 1936,
in front of a Justice of the Peace in Topeka.
They lived in many different places
throughout Kansas and Oklahoma as Glenn worked in road construction.
In 1942, they moved to Wichita, where they raised their family. They
moved to Newton in 1965 and retired to Colorado Springs in 2001.
Hazel worked in many areas, from professional drapery-making, to
handling insurance claims for a health care facility. She especially
enjoyed entertaining family and friends using her wonderful cooking
and hospitality skills.
She showed her family and all who knew
her what is important by the way she lived her life. She demonstrated
her strong faith throughout her life, but especially in times of
adversity. She tirelessly devoted her time and talents to
volunteering in her church and community. She taught her children the
importance of building family values and relationships, and taking
time to have fun together. She also demonstrated kindness to others
and showing unconditional love.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Glenn; her parents; four sisters; two brothers; one
daughter-in-law; and one grandson.
Hazel leaves behind, to cherish her
memory, two children, Dean Selvy of Claremore, Oklahoma and Betty
(Gary) Divel of Colorado Springs, Colorado; five grandchildren; 14
great-grandchildren; nine great-great grandchildren; two sisters; one
brother; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be at 1:30 p.m.
Jan. 28, 2017, at Eastmoor United Methodist Church in Marion.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may
be given to Pikes Peak Hospice, 2550 Tenderfoot Hills St. Colorado
Springs, CO 80906, or to a charity of your choice .
