ROYER, Hazel Iona

Kingman Daily Miner, Kingman, AZ - Published on April 25, 2013 - Hazel Iona Royer, 82, of Golden Valley died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Kingman. She was born April 5, 1931, in Sayre, Okla. Sutton Memorial Funeral Home is handling arrangements. ~~~~~~~~~ Kingman Daily Miner, Kingman, AZ - Published on May 3, 2013 - Hazel I. Royer of Golden Valley passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Hazel was born April 5, 1931, in Sayre, Okla. She spent her early childhood in Ardmore, Okla., before moving to Merced, Calif., as part of the Dust Bowl migration. She and three brothers formed a country band that played at local events in and around Merced. There she met her first husband, Fred E. Robertson. They had three children together. In 1964, Hazel moved to Golden Valley to be near her parents, who had also moved there. By 1966, she was divorced and raising the three children on her own. In 1967, she met and married Clarence G. Royer. They had two children together. Hazel dropped out of school after the eighth grade due to rheumatic fever. She always wanted her diploma, so in 1988 she obtained her GED through Mohave Community College and continued on to obtain an associate's degree. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Vivian Doyle; her brother, Charles Doyle of Washington state; her husband, Clarence Royer; two great-grandchildren; and several loved cats, including her beloved SnowMeow. Hazel is survived by her five children, George Robertson and Roger Royer of Golden Valley, Barbara (Bill) Smith of Kingman, Sonja (Bob) Choate of Seabeck, Wash., and Mary (Matt) Carpineta of Post Falls, Idaho; nine grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. She is also survived by one brother, Bill Doyle of Oregon. A celebration of Hazel's life was held Saturday, April 27.