Obituary of Hazel Ruth Cleek

Gruetli-Laager – Mrs. Hazel Ruth Cleek, 77, passed away Friday August 26, 2016 at Southern Tennessee Medical Center in Sewanee. She was a native of Decatur, Tennessee. She was born in Athens, Tennessee on April 12, 1939 to Fred and Linnie Bell Weir Crisp who preceded her in death along with her husband, Mitchel Cleek; brother, Kenneth Crisp; sisters, Iva Lue Oliver and Carolyn Bowman. She was a member of Laager Methodist Church and had worked at Buster Brown in Chattanooga. She is survived by her brother, Daniel Crisp; sisters, Helen Clark and Lois Campbell; extended family, Gary “Rooster” and Jan Brewer and children, Kyle (Marilu), Matt(Kacy) and Ben(Kassidi); Harper, Hazely and Brody; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Monday in the funeral home chapel with Ministers Matthew Meeks and Ben Brewer officiating with burial to follow in the Palmer Cemetery. Visitation: 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM Sunday at Layne Funeral Home, Palmer, Tennessee. www.laynefuneralhome.com