Edhube, Texas -- Barbara Ann Hazelip went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sept. 11, 2025, at Northstar Ranch Rehab and Healthcare at the age of 101.
Ann was born on April 14, 1924, in Mansfield, Texas to Joseph and Lucinda McFarland. Her family moved to Fannin County when she was four years old, where she attended schools in Randolph and Bonham.
On December 20, 1942, she married R. E. (Dump) Hazelip. Dump and Ann began their life together during the years following the Great Depression, when hard work was a way of life for almost everyone. They picked a lot of cotton and raised chickens to make their living throughout the 1940s and 1950s. Together, they raised and sold Polled Hereford Cattle for around 50 years and registered Border Collie puppies for about 25 years. Dump and Ann shared almost 65 years together until he was called to his heavenly home in 2007.
Ann was a loving homemaker and caregiver all of her life. Ann joined Edhube Baptist Church at around age 14 and spent many years teaching Sunday School and Vacation Bible School. She did community volunteer work for the American Red Cross for a number of years. She was known for her servant's heart and her desire to put others before herself. She would always show up for sick or grieving families with a hot dish, prayers, and words of encouragement. She is well known for her outstanding meringue pies, fudge cupcakes and pecan pralines. Ann's greatest joy was spending time with her family. Preparing wonderful home cooked meals and bringing her children and grandchildren together for good times brought her the greatest pleasure of all.
Ann spent the final years of her life at Northstar Ranch Rehab and Healthcare, where she was a friend and inspiration to many. She seldom missed an opportunity to share her faith in Jesus Christ and to offer wise and uplifting words to caregivers, friends and family. Through her failing health for the last several years, she never complained and was always more concerned about others than her own pain.
Ann is survived by her children, Rick Hazelip and fiancé Jeana Morrissey of Bonham and Judy Carder and husband Kevin of Ladonia; her grandchildren, Christy Hall and husband Todd of Mulberry; Kerry Hazelip of Bonham; Collin Carder and wife Kendall of Celina and Kyle Hazelip and wife Natalie of Elwood; her great grandchildren, Cassidy and husband Conner Reed of Bonham; Riley Hall of Mulberry, and Fields Carder of Celina; great-great grandchildren, Leland and Declyn Reed of Bonham; cherished friend, Francis Thompson of Bailey; and several nieces and nephews. Ann is preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Grady Beall, Charlie Poston, Wheeler Poston, and Preston McFarland, and her sister, Merlene Rowell; her son, Joe Charles Hazelip, and her grandson, Toby Hazelip.
Ann's family would like to extend their deepest appreciation to the amazing staff and caregivers at Northstar Ranch Rehab and Healthcare as well as to Heart to Heart Hospice.
Ann will be deeply missed by all who had the blessing of knowing her. However, we also rejoice in knowing she had a deep relationship with Christ and is at home and at peace with her Savior.
A service of celebration for Ann's life will be held on Sunday, September 14, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. at Edhube Baptist Church with visitation beginning at 12:45. Brother John Lindsey will officiate the service.
Pallbearers will be Todd Hall, Kerry Hazelip, Collin Carder, Conner Reed, Kyle Hazelip and Riley Hall.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Edhube Baptist Church, 595 FM 2815, Bonham, TX 75418.
