Hazel Brittain Carswell

Hazel Brittain Carswell, 87, of Hendersonville, NC, formerly of Morganton, died Sunday, August 31, 2014. Born in Burke County, NC on February 8, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Tilghman McDowell Brittain and Lillian Morrison Branch Brittain. Hazel was a member of Morganton Seventh Day Adventist Church where she taught Sabbath School and was a super J.M.V. Leader. She retired from Grace Hospital.
Hazel is survived by her children, Carol Marie Wynn and her husband, Clifford, of Morganton, Barbara Ann Neal and her husband, Frederick, of Zephyrhills FL, Doris Elizabeth Vaughn and her husband, Kenneth, of Hendersonville, NC, and Mildred Janette Houser and her husband, Phil, of Vale, NC; grandchildren, Christy Martin, Sonya Plante, Rodrick Neal, Myron Neal, James Neal, Danny Neal, Debra Neal, Charles Heatherly, Butch Heatherly, Ginger Bentley, Brenna Boulanger, and Melissa Morrison; twenty-nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Lillian Elizabeth Walker, Mary Alyce Carswell, and Mildred Etta McHenry; and a number of nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Hazel was preceded in death by her husband, Hollis Carswell; a grandson, Garland Heatherly; and two sisters, Jean Brackett and Ruth Irene Brittain.
The funeral was held at 3:00 p.m., Monday, September 1, 2014 at Morganton Seventh Day Adventist Church with Pastors Darryl Bentley, Phil Houser, and Ted Brackett officiating. Burial followed in Seventh Day Adventist Cemetery. The family received friends at the church from 2:00 until 3:00 p.m. prior to the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to Morganton Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2187 Jamestown Road, Morganton, NC 28655 or to Four Seasons Hospice, Development Office, 571 South Allen Road, Flat Rock, NC 28731.
Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center is assisting the family with the arrangements.