Hazel O. Sparrow, 89, of Frankford Township, New Jersey died Friday, March 13, 2020, at the Homestead Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Frankford Township, New Jersey.
Born in Dodge County, Georgia, Hazel lived in Newton, New Jersey for 40 years, then lived in Bentley Assisted Living in Frankford Township, New Jersey for four years before moving to the Homestead. She was a Bank Manager at Lakeland Bank in Sparta, New Jersey before her retirement in 2000.
The daughter of the late Edward and Stella (Holder) Owens, Hazel was predeceased by two brothers, Grady Owens and Charles Owens, and one sister, Myrtice Jecker. She is survived by two daughters, Sandra K. Holley of Hampton Township and Peggy S. Stone and husband, Derek, of Bethesda, Maryland; five grandchildren, Stewart Holley, Edward Heys, Derek R. Stone, Jr., Emily A. Stone and Spencer M. Stone; and three great-grandchildren, Ava Heys, Jacob Holley and Eric H. Stone. She is also survived by her brother, David Owens of Live Oak, Florida.
A private burial will be held at Wesley Chapel Cemetery. Public memorial services will be held at a later date and announced by Clark Funeral Home.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Smith-McCracken Funeral Home, 63 High Street, Newton, NJ and Clark Funeral Home in Hawkinsville, Georgia.
Memorial donations may be made to Parkinson's Research Foundation, 15139 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, NY 10018.