Obituary of Hazel Lee Saunooke-Stalcup

Clayton, GA- Hazel Saunooke-Stalcup, 75, born May 9, 1940 went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 30, 2016. A native of Cherokee, NC she resided in Clayton, GA most of her life. She was a member of the St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church in Cherokee. Hazel Attended Western Carolina University where she earned a degree in Teaching. She taught school in New York, Atlanta, and Cherokee. She was also a successful buisness woman for many years in the Cherokee community. Hazel will be remembered for her witty sense of humor and the ability to light a room with her presence. Hazel was the daughter of the late Osley Bird Saunooke, Sr. and Bertha Smith Saunooke of Cherokee. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Alan Stalcup; sister Pat Saunooke, brother Osley “Butch” Suanook, Jr., and grandson Matthew Leopard. Surviving are her son, Anthony Stalcup of Woodstock, GA; grandsons Robert and Ryan Stalcup of Buford, GA; sister, Donna Ball and husband Sam, brother, Charlie Saunooke all of Cherokee, many nieces and nephews and her best fur friend, Scooby. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Crisp Funeral Home in Bryson City, NC. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 pm on Saturday prior to the funeral service. Burial will be in Cherokee at the Saunooke Family Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church in Cherokee, NC.