HAZEL BEATRICE STREET (nee Thomas), daughter of the late Rosa Bell and James "Jack" Alexander Thomas, was born on May 6, 1929 in Roxboro, North Carolina. She was the eldest of six children. Hazel departed this life on August 29, 2013 after gallantly battling Alzheimer's disease. She threw off her mortal clothes and re-robed in celestial raiment where every day is Sunday and Sabbath will have no end. Hazel gave her life to Christ during her adolescent years when she joined the St. Paul Holiness Church in Roxboro, North Carolina. After migrating from North Carolina to Baltimore, Maryland, she continued her walk with God by joining Friendship Baptist Church in Turner Station, Maryland. Her final church home was Salem Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Rev. Jimmie Robinson, Jr. She never wavered in her love for Christ regardless of life circumstances and frequently would remind us all that God was "worthy" of all the praise. Hazel triumphed over every trial and never had a spirit of why me, but why NOT me. "Hazel," "Bea," "Aunt Bea," "Sister Street," "Momma" and "Grandma," as she was affectionately called, was full of life and loved her family. She married the love of her life, Will Dee Street on December 20, 1952 and to this union six children were born: Vernell, Wilbur (deceased), Rochelle (deceased), Dennis, Alvin and Patricia. Her children, individually and collectively, meant the world to her and she invested her life in their development. Hazel distinguished herself when she obtained her driver's license in her late forties, after being a housewife and depending, all those years on her husband, Will to take her to run errands. After she got her license, she soon after started working at the Abacus Corporation, where she was employed for ten years. In addition, Hazel's new found independence gave her the confidence to travel solo to North Carolina on many occasions. When Hazel made up her mind to do something, it was best that you endorsed her plan, because her tenacious and determined spirit meant no turning back. Hazel's car and the family park in Turner Station became two of her best friends. She loved to go, and even in her later days, a nice ride in the car meant everything to her. Hazel also loved her friends, and they were numerous. She loved to talk and would often times leave you with a pithy saying that would leave you mesmerized. Some of these sayings include: "It's always nice to be nice," "you don't have to eat an entire cow to know you are eating beef," "don't do something dirty and call it clean," "don't worry about the mule going blind, just hook him up and pull the line," "don't do something ugly and call it pretty," and "if you can't be good, be careful." Hazel had obtained a Ph.D. in Common Sense from the School of Life. We have lost a living library, but we thank God that our mental sides are full of vivid pictures that shall never be erased as long as the cords of memory shall lengthen. Viewing Joseph H. Brown Jr. Funeral Home Friday, September 06, 2013 02:00 PM - 08:00 PM Email Details 2140 N. Fulton Ave
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