Third & Fourth Grade Teacher
- Born:
- September 20, 1906 near Amble, Winfield Township, Montcalm County, Michigan
- Died:
- May 18, 1927 at Bath
- Parents:
- Frank Weatherby (1878-1938)
Clara Weatherby (1881-1965) - Siblings:
- Marguerite (Weatherby) Burk (4/81903-7/19/1993),
Ruth (Weatherby) Schievink (2/11/1909-1/5/1997),
John S. Weatherby (6/4/1913-4/27/1996),
Frieda Weatherby (¿1914+?-¿2002...2007?) - Niece:
- Sondra Ruth Davis (daughter of Ruth)
- Place of Burial:
- Amble Cemetery, Village of Amble, Winfield
Township, Montcalm County.
- Location of Gravesite:
- South section; 75 feet north of southernmost drive; 50 feet west of
first North-South drive.
- Information of Note:
- Headstone has inscription "Martyred Teacher of Bath"; one of few
markers with a reference to the bombing. She was the teacher that was
found in the wreckage holding two male children (identities unknown).
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Hazel, with siblings, circa 1917 or 1918.
She is standing in front of her sister Marguerite, to the left of sister Ruth, and in front of her brother John.
[ photograph courtesy of Sondra Davis ]
Hazel (far right); proud graduate of 7th grade
[ photograph courtesy of Sondra Davis ]
Hazel, circa 1919
[ photograph courtesy of Sondra Davis ]
General location of the Weatherby family plot.
It is in the center of the back section of the cemetery.
In this picture it is in the background, to the right of the forground evergreens.
The Weatherby family plot; Hazel's headstone is the marker furthest to the right.
Hazel Iva Weatherby's grave marker
[ photographed in November of 2001 ]
Hazel Iva Weatherby's grave marker
[ photographed May 10th, 2010; courtesy of Sondra Davis ]
Memorial Brick for Hazel I. Weatherby