Hazel M. Selvy

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO - Hazel Muriel Selvy, at age 101, formerly of Newton, Kansas, went to be with the Lord on December 23, 2016 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  She was born on September 20, 1915 in Marion, Kansas, the third daughter of Boyd Victor and Ammie Mae (Kaniper) Higgins. She grew up in the Youngtown rural community, attending school in a one-room schoolhouse for her first 8 grades. She then attended Marion High School and graduated in 1934. She met Virgil Glenn Selvy first as a neighbor, then later as a classmate in school. They were married September 6, 1936 in front of a Justice of the Peace in Topeka, Kansas. They lived in many different places throughout Kansas and Oklahoma as Glenn worked in road construction. In 1942 they moved to Wichita, where they raised their family. They moved to Newton, Kansas in 1965 and retired to Colorado Springs in 2001. Hazel worked in many areas, from professional drapery- making, to handling insurance claims for a health care facility. She especially enjoyed entertaining family and friends using her wonderful cooking and hospitality skills. She showed her family and all who knew her, what is important by the way she lived her life. She demonstrated her strong faith throughout her life, but especially in times of adversity. She tirelessly devoted her time and talents to volunteering in her church and community. She taught her children the importance of building family values and relationships, and taking time to have fun together.  She also demonstrated kindness to others and showing unconditional love. She was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn, her parents, 4 sisters, 2 brothers, 1 daughter-in-law, and 1 grandson. Hazel leaves behind to cherish her memory, two children, Dean Selvy of Claremore, Oklahoma, and Betty Divel and husband Gary of Colorado Springs, Colorado, 5 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and 9 great-great grandchildren, 2 sisters, 1 brother, and numerous nieces and nephews. The memorial service was held, January 28th, 2017, at Eastmoor United Methodist Church at 1:30 p.m. in Marion Kansas. Interment was in the Marion Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be given to Pikes Peak Hospice, 2550 Tenderfoot Hills St. Colorado Springs, Co. 80906, or to a charity of your choice. Online Condolences may be left at www.zeinerfuneralhomes.com.