Graveside services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at the Oglethorpe City Cemetery, Memorial Drive, Oglethorpe, Georgia. Pastor Henry Carson will officiate.
Please be mindful that we will adhere to all government recommendations and mandates at all services at this time. We are limiting graveside seating to no more than 10 with masks being strongly encouraged. Other masked attendees are welcomed but will be expected to practice social distancing.
Graveside services are likely to be held on ground that is uneven, which is out of the control of Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. We ask that you take this into consideration when choosing footwear, such as shoes with high, thin heels. Please be advised that Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. will not be held responsible for injuries at a grave site because of this.
Mrs. Hazel Williams Harp was born May 11, 1940 in Americus, Sumter County, Georgia to the late Virgil Williams and the late Clydie B. Ingram Williams. She was a graduate of the Sumter County School System. She was a member of the New Life Holiness Church and a retiree of Hickory Spring of Americus, Georgia. She retired as a small machine operator.
She was united in holy matrimony to Ernest Harp Jr., and to this union they were blessed with seven children. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Stephanie Harp Hillman and Gwenda Harp Fredrick; granddaughter, KaToshara Hillmon; and her daughter-in-law, Sesame Cotton Harp. She was also preceded in death by seven siblings, Walter B. Williams, James Williams, Virgil Williams, Jr., Arthur Williams, Thomas Williams, Furlow Williams, Christine Williams and Mary Dean Harp.
Left with a legacy of love and many fond memories are a beloved husband of sixty years, Ernest Harp, Jr., Andersonville, Georgia; five children and their spouses, Cynthia Harp, Ernest B. Harp both of Andersonville, Georgia, Stanford Harp (Debra), Perry, Georgia, Charles Harp, Andersonville, Georgia and Shelia Harp Allen (Reginald) of Montezuma, Georgia; six grandchildren including one devoted, DeCarris Hillmon, Andersonville, Georgia, Shavia Towns, Martellian Harp both of Montezuma, Georgia, Trinesia Harp, Tarrance Holley both of Oglethorpe, Georgia and DeKameron Allen, Montezuma, Georgia; her extended grandchildren include Sherrod Terry, Sharvin Sims both of Americus, Georgia and Desi McKenzie, Montezuma, Georgia; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Ardean Harp Clark, Virginia Whitehead (Phil) all of Oglethorpe, Georgia, Eddie Harp, Montezuma, Georgia and Willie B. Harp, Oglethorpe, Georgia; a host of beloved nieces and nephews; goddaughter, Sheila Melvin Kaigler (Sanford); devoted caregivers, Mazie Harris, Nicole Robinson, Shontel Brown and Linda Shingles; and a host of other relatives and friends.