MATHIS, Hazel Marie

The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ Wednesday, September 07, 2011 Hazel Marie (Rudd) Stevenson Mathis, 78, of Franklin, Ind., passed away Saturday, Aug. 27 at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Franklin. She was a former resident of Wickenburg, Ariz. She was born May 20, 1933, in Portsmouth, Ohio, to the late Dorsey and Bertha (Riser) Rudd. She married Harry R. Stevenson in 1954, who passed away Jan, 1, 1981. She later married Jack Mathis in 1983; he preceded her in death. Survivors include sons Steve Stevenson of Waverly, Ohio; Mark (Susan) Stevenson of Franklin, Ind.; Paul (Marry) Stevenson of Trafalgar, Ind.; H. Dean (Lori) Stevenson of Scottsdale, Ariz.; Bryan Stevenson of Franklin, Ind.; and Harry (Kathy) Stevenson of Franklin, Ind.; daughter Deborah (David) Beland of Owatonna, Minn.; sisters Dorothy Duncan of Florida and Vernie Parks of Ohio; brothers George (Mary Ann) Rudd and Dorsey (Joyce) Rudd, all of Ohio; 23 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Paul Rudd. Hazel graduated from East High School in Sciotoville, Ohio, in 1950. She spent 38 years in Arizona and moved to Franklin, Ind., last year to be with her family. She will be greatly missed by family and friends, and her loyal canine companion Honey Bee. Reverend Cleon Wright conducted a service Wednesday, Aug. 31 at Swartz Family Community Mortuary And Memorial Center, 300 South U.S. 31 (Morton Street) in Franklin. Burial was in First Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Franklin. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.swartzmortuary.com. For more information, call 317-738-0202.