Hazel I. Sells' Obituary
Hazel I. Sells, 97, a Ft. Myers, FL resident since 1987, formerly of Massachusetts passed away Saturday, June 29, 2019 in Lehigh Acres, FL. She was born May 18, 1922 in Lowell, MA to Edward and Winifred Colby, now deceased.Hazel was a seamstress for many years in Massachusetts. She was also a proud supporter of our troops and local VFW. Those who met Hazel would describe her as “feisty” or “spicy” due to her strong personality. Her family would describe her as loving, caring, always had a joke or a pun to bring a smile to anybody’s face. She knew every little detail of her enormous family and could tell you a story or two about each member. If you wanted to see her light up all you had to do is give her anything to do with frogs. Her love for her family was only rivaled by her love for frogs.She was preceded in death by her husband, Leland Sells and four daughters, Barbara Beaumier, Nancy Kerns, Patricia Lyons and Joyce Tilton.Hazel is survived by her two loving daughters, Roberta Griffin of Lehigh Acres, FL and Beverly Beverlie (Nils) of Pelham, NH; son-in-law, David Tilton of Lehigh Acres, FL; as well as numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.A Funeral Service will be celebrated 1:00 PM, Monday, July 8, 2019 at Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, 1589 Colonial Blvd., Ft. Myers, FL. The family will receive friends for a time of visitation from 11:00 AM until the service time at the funeral home. Inurnment will take place 10:00 AM, Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens Cemetery.Arrangements for final care have been entrusted to Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, 1589 Colonial Boulevard, Fort Myers, Florida 33907, (239) 936-0555.
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