Hazel Janet Christopher

Obituary Hazel Janet Christopher, daughter of the late Shelton Lee Christopher and Elizabeth Edith Christopher, was born on Sunday, February 15, 1948 in Salisbury, Maryland. After a hard-fought battle that lasted for over two years against ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease, God granted Hazel a victory and gave her a place in His Kingdom to bask in Eternal Glory with Him on February 12, 2019. She was seventy (70) years young. Hazel was educated in the Wicomico County school system and was a member of the last graduating class of Salisbury High School in 1966. Upon graduation, Hazel jumped right into the workforce, ready to take on the world as an ambitious 18 year old. She worked with her best friend, Wanda Wallace, as a tech in a dry cleaners. It was hard work, but she didn’t shy away from it. Both of her parents worked extremely hard in their lives so this trait was already inside of her. She eventually moved on from dry cleaning and took a manufacturing position at Criss Craft Corporation. While trying to figure out her way in life, Hazel realized that she just didn’t want a “job”, but she wanted a career! She then took it upon herself, with the blessing of her parents, to enroll in Nursing School in Cambridge, Maryland. Hazel graduated as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and continued to work in the field for the next 40 years. Peninsula General Hospital, Salisbury Nursing Home, Anchorage Nursing Home and Wicomico Nursing Home were many of her stops along her stellar nursing career, but her most well-known stop was at the Holly Center in Salisbury, Maryland. She was employed there for over thirty-two (32) years. She was well-loved and liked by all her co-workers, management and residents there. With all the hard work she did, Hazel needed an outlet to break things up. Some people would take up a hobby or possibly travel. Hazel found her outlet in seeking The Word of God and with her new-found family at New Dimensions Ministries. Hazel was a member of New Dimensions for more than the past 25 years. Church had gone from being an outlet to becoming a passion that fed her soul on a daily basis. She was a faithful choir member under the pastorate of Bishop Jessie Abbott, devoted Intercessory Prayer Warrior, Women of The Word Ministry member and Mother of Zion. This may seem like a lot for one individual, but Hazel NEVER missed a beat and ALWAYS kept The Faith and let God guide her steps. In her travels, Hazel would always be willing to speak openly and honestly about Faith, Christ, The Word, and was always asking people to just check out Matthew 16 Verse 19 as well as Romans Chapter 10 Verses 10 and 11 as a good starting point in seeking spiritual guidance. Hazel was a wonderful Mother, Godmother, Sister, Aunt, Great Aunt, Cousin, Niece, and Friend. Hazel leaves to cherish and celebrate her life: her sister, Velma Handy of Salisbury, Maryland; her son, Kenneth Christopher of Baltimore, Maryland; her godson, Alan Wallace of Baltimore, Maryland; niece, Diana Handy of Salisbury, Maryland; nephew, Aaron Handy of Salisbury, Maryland; great niece, Tamya Hill; great nephew, Jayden Handy; a close friend of the family, Alexis Currin of Washington, D.C. whom she loved and cared about and often thought of as the daughter she never had and her aunts, Elizabeth Stephens and Thelma Towns, both of Salisbury Maryland. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elizabeth Christopher and Shelton Christopher of Salisbury, Maryland and her brother, Edward Lee Christopher of Salisbury, Maryland Lovingly Submitted ~ The Family

Hazel Janet Christopher

February 15, 1948 - February 12, 2019