Hazel Lee Hankins, age 94 of Erin, TN, passed away December 29, 2025 at Dovercare, in Dover, TN.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at Cedar Hill Cemetery with Bro. Tony Baggett officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Family will receive friends from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., at the Chapel of Nave Funeral Home.
Hazel entered this life on July 3, 1931 in Shiloh, TN, daughter to the late Stella Bagett. Hazel retired after a fruitful career as a dietary aid in the healthcare industry where she had a love for cooking. Hazel lived a long life devoted to her family, marked by strength, love, and grace; she will be greatly missed.
In addition to her mother, Hazel was preceded in death by her husband, Ed Hankins; daughter, Wanda “Sue” Knight and her husband, William “Cledis” Knight; brothers, Stuart Bagget, and Steven Baggett.
Survivors include her loving granddaughters, Cheri Lee Fulcher, Sandy (Kendall) Pereira; great-grandchildren, Zachary Fulcher, Candace Hughes, Michael Poche, Carmen Smith; step-great-grandchildren, Mikel Pereira, Zach Hern, and Amber Wright.
Serving as pallbearers will be Zachary Fulcher, Chris Fulcher, Kendall Pereira, and Tony Baggett.
Arrangements are in the care of Nave Funeral Home, (931) 289-4277, NaveFuneralHomes.com.
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