Edward Hazelwood

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The Rev. E.E. Hazelwood, 61, well known Baptist minister, died at his home at Hampton last night following an illness of several weeks. The deceased was one of the most highly respected and beloved ministers in this entire section and has the distinction of preaching in almost every church of the Watauga Baptist association which comprises Johnson and Carter counties. At the time of his death, He was pastor of the Union Baptist church of Cardens Bluff, having accepted the pastorate on May 11, 1913. Ordained a minister in 1906 at Hampton by the Rev. W.J. Potter, assisted by the Rev. John Rainbolt and the Rev. Sam C. Deloach, he has served as pastor at Milligan, Limestone Cove, Little Mountain, Hunter, Winner, Carter, Stoney Creek, Harmony Baptist Church, Poplar Grove, Caldwell Baptist Church, Siam, Gap Creek, Fish Springs, Dungan's Chapel and at Hampton. In his ministerial work, he has held numerous revivals and baptized more than 2,000 converts. Following out the command of the Master, he has loved his fellowmen as himself and led a life of service, going throughout the mountainous section, helping those not only in spiritual need, but physically as well. Dark, stormy weather meant nothing to him as many times at night he has traveled miles through rain and cold to help those in need. He served as preacher and teacher to many. The Rev. Hazelwood was born on September 7, 1873. On Feb. 11, 1894, he was married to Miss Celia M. Goodwin, four children being born to this union, two daughters and two sons. His Christian life began very early, having professed faith in Christ in 1888 uniting with the Hampton Baptist church one year later. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. E.E. Hazelwood; one daughter, Mrs. John Miller; four grandchildren, Dovie Pearl Miller, Edgar Miller, Mary Christine Hazelwood, Charles Hazelwood; one brother, George Hazelwood, all of Hampton. Funeral services will be conducted from the Union Baptist church at Carden's Bluff Sunday afternoon with the Rev. Bowden, the Rev. Clay Wilson and Judge W.R. Allen officiating. Interment will be made in the Morton cemetery. Active pall bearers will be Henry Guinn, Donce Street, James B. Deal, Percy Campbell, Bob Campbell, Bruce Pierce, Roy Wilson and Will Sams. Honorary pall bearers will include Sam Carden, M.C. Montgomery, Charlie Blevins, W.A. Sorrell, D.O. Johnson, Oscar Johnson, Nat Carden, Loss Morton, Charlie Peters, D.D. Campbell, Will Horton, Dr. Joe Hardin, Connor Lunsford, Sheriff J.M. Moreland, W.C. O'Brien, Dave Ritchie, Sam Montgomery, Major C.R. Hathaway, E.E. Hathaway, Ben Peters, Lonnie Carden, Bruce Smith, Dr. J.B. Shoun, Lige Peters, John Smith, Lonnie White, Huse Nidiffer.

Edward married Celie Amanda Goodwin on 7 Sep 1893 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Celie was born on 4 Jan 1874 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 3 Feb 1948 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Goodwin Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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MAN IS DEAD, GIRL SLIGHTLY WOUNDED IN SHOOTING
WOMAN CLAIMS MAN SHOT HER THEN HIMSELF - Coroners Jury Holds Mary Campbell for Probe
Malcolm Hazelwood, 38, taxi driver of near Hampton and World War veteran is dead and Mrs. Mary Tims Campbell, 23-year-old widow, of Fish Springs, is in the Shoun Hospital slightly wounded as the result of what the woman said was an attempted murder and a suicide. Mrs. Campbell claims that Hazelwood shot her and took his own life. She had a bullet wound in the side of her abdomen which hospital attaches stated this morning was slight and that the woman would probably recover. A post mortem examination showed that Hazelwood's heart had been pierced by the bullet. Hazelwood's body was found in his home on Divide Ridge about two miles out from Hampton. He was the son of the Rev. E. E. Hazelwood. A coroner's jury composed of: Mike McKinney, Fred Weaver, N. E. Nidiffer, G. C. Goodwin, Geo. Hazelwood, C. A. Jackson, Ernest Shouts[sic], and Porter Nave are withholding a verdict pending further investigation. In the meantime Mrs. Campbell is being guarded by a deputy sheriff at the Shoun hospital.
According to statements of the Campbell girl, Hazelwood called her to come to his home late Tuesday afternoon and requested that she spend the night with him. She said, according to information from the hospital, that she spent the night with Hazelwood and Wednesday morning.
Shortly after noon on Wednesday, the girl is quoted as saying that she told Hazelwood that she was to become a mother in about six months and that he was the father of her unborn baby.
I'd rather see you dead than to have that baby," the girl said Hazelwood remarked.
She said that Hazelwood went into the small kitchen and then calling her to come with him. As she went into the kitchen door, the girl told friends that Hazelwood had one hand behind him and as the door closed he fired one shot at her.
The Campbell girl said that a minute later she ran into the bedroom another short was fired. She went back into the kitchen according to her version of the affair, and Hazelwood was on the floor and was bleeding on his chest. She said that she took a cloth and washed his face with cold water and then ran to the home of a neighbor to call for help. She was emphatic in her statements that Hazelwood shot at her and then killed himself.
Officers called at the Hazelwood home to make the investigation, said that the man was found dead in the kitchen but that no powder burns were found either on his body or the overall jacket he was wearing. Hospital attendants also said there were no powder burns on the girl's abdomen. The pistol was found in a dresser drawer about 25 feet from the place where Hazelwood's body was found.
The Campbell girl said that she had had intimate relations with Hazelwood for several months and was very fond of him. She indicated that her visit to his home late Tuesday evening and her all night stay was not unusual.
While the girl has been living at Fish Springs near here more than a year, she formerly lived at Johnson City. She is the widow of a Clarence Brooks, Mountain Home veteran, who was drowned in a lake at the government reservation.
Hazelwood's wife is dead. He is survived by two children, Christine and Charles and his parents, the Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Hazelwood of Fish Springs. Rev. Hazelwood is the pastor of the Fish Springs Baptist Church. Hazelwood's wife was the former Docia Radford, also of Fish Springs.
Hazelwood also is survived by one sister, Mrs. John Miller of Hampton.
Funeral services are to be conducted Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Union Baptist Church at Carden's Bluff in charge of Rev. C. L. Bowden, pastor of the Elizabethton Baptist Church. Interment will be at the Goodwin Cemetery and will be in charge of the Hampton Junior Order No. 42.

Arnold married Mary Docia Radford on 24 Dec 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mary was born on 23 Mar 1899 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 27 Oct 1932 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Lacey Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]