Memorial Trees
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DEMI Healthcare Partners
July 08, 2025
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Mary Hays and Tim Bennett
July 07, 2025
Memorial trees planted for:
Adele Hazlip
<p>Adele Eckert Hazlip, 65, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at home on Lake Concordia, LA. Adele was born on December 30, 1959, in New Orleans, LA to Adele Ziegler Eckert and later adopted by William Eckert. She was a graduate of Grace King High School in Metairie, LA, and received a B.A. in Speech Pathology from Louisiana Tech University in 1982.</p><p><br></p><p>Adele was preceded in death by her stepfather William Eckert.</p><p><br></p><p>She is survived by her husband Emile Patout “Pat” Hazlip, her daughter Emily Elizabeth Hazlip of Vidalia, LA; her son James Stanton Hazlip and wife Olivia of Natchez, MS; granddaughter Sylvia Corinne Hazlip and grandson James Callon Hazlip; mother Adele Ziegler Eckert; her brother Stanley Eckert, wife Sherri; and her sister Leslie Eckert Ricalde, husband Paul.</p><p><br></p><p>Adele and Pat were introduced by college friends while attending Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans. They spent that evening watching parades from her family’s balcony on St. Peter Street in the French Quarter and have been inseparable since then, recently celebrating 42 years of marriage.</p><p><br></p><p>Adele spent part of her childhood in Yokohama, Japan when her father worked for Lykes Brothers Steamship Company. After her marriage to Pat, she worked for the Concordia Parish School System for twenty years before joining him at the Hazlip Companies as a licensed insurance broker until her retirement in 2020.</p><p><br></p><p>Adele served as a member of the Board of Directors for Huntington School in Ferriday, LA, and she and Pat loved rooting for Emily and Stan’s Huntington Hounds athletic teams, never missing a game, a match or track meet. Adele enjoyed playing competitive USTA tennis at Duncan Park in Natchez. Serving as captain, she led her team to two Mississippi Championships. She was a skilled seamstress, artist, cook, and enjoyed traveling with Pat to the Caribbean.</p><p><br></p><p>Services for Adele will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 9 2025, at Young’s Funeral Home Chapel in Ferriday, LA. with Reverend Les Hegwood officiating. Burial will follow at the Natchez City Cemetery. Visitation will take place prior to the service at 9:00 a.m. Pallbearers will be Zack Brown, Magruder Hazlip, Mike Rabb, Michael Rabb, Blake Ricalde, and David Ricalde.</p><p><br></p><p>The family requests that memorials be made to Cathedral School, 701 North Martin Luther King Jr. Street, Natchez, MS 39120 or a charity of your choice.</p><p><br></p><p>To leave an online condolence for the family please visit www.youngsfh.com.</p>July 5, 202507/05/2025
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