Phyllis Hazle

     Phyllis Ann Wagoner Hazle, 91, of Hodgenville and formerly of Magnolia, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2025 at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown. 

She and her husband Charles (Red) were the owners and operators of Hazle Farm Supply from 1956-2013 where many LaRue Countians shopped for everything from feed, plants, seeds and equipment for their farming and gardening needs.

     Phyllis was an avid reader of her Bible and helped with many Vacation Bible Schools in her younger days at Three Forks of Bacon Creek and other small churches. After graduating from Magnolia High School as valedictorian, she worked at the LaRue County Health Department. A master of crossword puzzles and a well-known cook, Phyllis was adamant about her independence.

     Phyllis was preceded in death by her husband, Charles, in January of 2017 and her parents, Alonzo and Margaret Pringle Wagoner, as well as four brothers Z.L., Fred, Charles Robert, and James Wagoner.

     She is survived by her sister, Lynda Stearman and two daughters, Kathy (Garry) Ross and Connie Baker, all of Hodgenville, and a son, Dr. Charles (Kristie) Hazle of Winchester. In addition, she is survived by four granddaughters, Beth (Brad) Turner, Allison (Carter) Elmore, Katie (Matt) Holt and Sarah (Terry) Caven, all of Hodgenville and seven great grandchildren, Biven and Baines Turner, Griffey and Ripken Elmore, and Amos, Jude and Vivi Caven along with several nieces and nephews.

     Visitation will be on Thursday, October 9 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM at Bennett-Bertram Funeral Home. Additional visitation will begin at 9:00 AM on Friday, October 10, until time for the funeral at 11:00 AM. Services will be officiated by Brad Turner and Terry Caven. Burial will follow in Red Hill Cemetery alongside her husband.

Memorials may be made to Gideons International, PO Box 25, Hodgenville KY 42748 or Hodgenville First Baptist Church, 730 Tonieville Road, Hodgenville, KY 42748 and designated to the Dominican Republic Missions Project.

Pallbearers for Mrs. Hazle will be Rick Wagoner, Andy Wagoner, Biven Turner, Baines Turner, Matt Holt and Carter Elmore.

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