This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marcenath Surnames: Alsup, Hammond, Lawrence Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newmexico.counties.donaana/4657/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hazel A. Alsup, an almost-60-year resident of Las Cruces, left this earth peacefully on August 10, 2010, only three days shy of her 78th birthday. She had been living in El Paso, Texas for the past two years. Born Hazel Lawrence in Hatch, New Mexico on August 13, 1932, she is preceded in death by her husband, Sidney Alsup, her parents J.C. Lawrence and Tennie Hammond Lawrence, and by her older brother, Grover Lawrence. Having grown up in Hatch, New Mexico, she fell in love with and married Sidney Alsup in January of 1953. Their love endured beyond Sidney's death in 2001. Hazel was a life-long member of the First Church of God in Hatch and in Las Cruces, and loved going to services. Hazel is survived by her siblings: Clestea McCardle, now of Houston , TX ,Shirley Nadine Crevasse of El Paso , TX , and Jeff Lawrence of California. A loving mother, she is survived by three daughters: Shirley Grieb and husband, Harald of El Paso, TX, Cleastea Jenell Mattson and husband, Jim of Albuquerque, NM, Frieda Roberts and husband, Mike of Roswell, NM. She is also survived by five grandchildren: Sophia Grieb, Neal Grieb and wife, Mindy, Daniel Grieb, Jon Michael Roberts, Sydney Roberts Hobbs, her husband, Jimmy and their son, Devon. Visitation will be on Sunday, August 15, 2010 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at La Paz-Graham's Funeral Home 555 W. Amador Ave, in Las Cruces. Services will be held Monday, August 16, 2010 at 10 a.m., also at La Paz-Graham's Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Masonic Cemetery in Las Cruces. Services have been entrusted to the care of La Paz - Graham's Funeral Home 555 West Amador, Las Cruces, NM 88005 to send condolences to the Alsup family log on www.lapaz-grahams.com Published in Las Cruces Sun-News on August 15, 2010 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.