Hazel E. Matheson

Hazel Esther (Kay) Matheson, passed away peacefully, surrounded by some of her children, in the Vernon Hospice House on October 2, 2012, eight weeks shy of her 92nd birthday. Her husband Warren predeceased her in December 1992. Two brothers Albert and Art (Ilah) Kay, and nephew Cliff Kay also predeceased her. She is survived by two brothers and their

wives- Tom & Zelma Kay of Alberta and Ernie & Evelyn Kay of Oregon, and by her four sons, one daughter, ten grandchildren plus two grandsons-in-law and nieces and nephews. Hazel’s children- Murray of California, Lester and wife Leona of Indiana,

Margaret Ham and husband John of Nevada, Douglas and wife Micheline of Oregon, and Gerry of Washington, all cherish the memories made and the adventures and love shared in her lifetime. Her 10 grandchildren hold great memories of Grandma’s winter sojourns with them and 27 years of summer visits to Grandma in Cherryville. The family of Josias and Grace Lakra of India, and their daughter Vineeta (Sony)Mullapudi of Alberta also hold Grandma’s memory close in their hearts.

The funeral service will be held at the Pleasant Valley Funeral Home in Vernon, on Saturday afternoon October 20 at 3:00 p.m. A reception will be held in the reception hall there following the service.

Cremation will follow with interment at a later date at the Richlands Cemetery in Cherryville where Hazel’s name will share her husband’s headstone. Hazel’s husband pastored the Seventh-Day-Adventist church in Cherryville and worked with members of the community to establish the little cemetery beside the church there.

Hazel and husband lived and worked in India from 1964-1975, and over the years since have helped with education costs for some students there. Anyone wishing to make a memorial donation in memory of Hazel, to aid students at the Raymond Memorial Training School, Falakata, India, may do so by sending donations to Hazel’s daughter Margaret Ham at Hazel's address 1080 Hwy 6 Lumby BC V0E 2G3. All funds will be sent to RMTS in India. An alternate memorial, also to aid in education costs for college students who have spent a year as a student missionary, is the Warren Matheson Christian Service

Scholarship with Walla Walla University, Office of University Advancement, 204 S. College Avenue, College Place, WA USA 99324.