Hazel Louise Walker-Montgomery

Hazel Lousie Walker-Montgomery,  71, passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2024. Celebration of life Service will be held Friday, May 24, 2024 at 1 p.m. at Faith First House of Hope. Interment will follow at the City of Lubbock Cemetery under the direction of Griffin Mortuary. Hazel Louise Walker was born to Clarence Howard Walker and Hazel Louise Walker in Lubbock, Texas on January 3, 1953. Hazel attended Ellia Iles from first-third grade and Phyllis Wheatley Elementary fourth-sixth grade. She attended Struggs Jr. High and graduated from Dunbar High School in 1971. She was a cheerleader at both Struggs and Dunbar. After grade school she continued her education at Texas Tech University for a year.
In 1974, Hazel began her career at Southwestern Bell as a telephone operator in Lubbock, Texas. In 1990, she was relocated to Odessa, Texas and continued her services with AT&T Communications. In 1993, she was again relocated to Dallas, Texas, and continued services until her retirement in 2003.
After retirement she moved back to Lubbock, Texas in 2005, where she resided until she was called home.
Sister Montgomery was a faithful active member of Faith First Baptist Church and was involved in the choir, usher board, a Sunday School teacher, women’s Missionary, and helped in the kitchen by bringing her favorite dish ice.
On January 18, 2020, Hazel Montgomery married Bobby Pegues and lived out their marriage in Lubbock, Texas.
Hazel is preceded in death by parents Clarence Walker and Hazel Roberson, brothers Joe Bunton and Clarence Walker, Jr, stepfather Frank Robinson, Jr.
Hazel leaves to cherish her memories, her husband Bobby Pegues, her daughter Tarnishia Frazier of Irving, Texas, her son Keltron Montgomery (Tera) of Dallas, Texas, her sister Wanda Hooper (Everette) of Prosper, Texas, Sheryl Waddell (Aaron) of Tyler, Texas, her grandchildren Nishyme Perez, Aimee Perez, KiAundra Perez, Kera Montgomery, Kaleb Montgomery, and Kylie Montgomery, five great-grandchildren, seven nieces, seven nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends.