Gossett, Hazel Broadwater

Memorial services for Hazel Broadwater Gossett, 75, of Kilgore, 
formerly of Port Arthur, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 13, 
2006, at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel in Kilgore, with Dr. Wayne 
Berryman officiating. Mrs. Gossett passed away Sunday, December 
10, 2006, in Tyler, following a five-year battle with cancer. Mrs. 
Gossett was born September 16, 1931, in Kilgore, Texas, to Frank 
and Grace Broadwater. She attended Kilgore public schools, Kilgore 
College, and East Texas University at Commerce, where she earned a 
degree in business and education. Mrs. Gossett taught English in 
Little Cypress and then worked as a field accountant in construction 
until retirement. She was a loving, kind, and generous Christian 
woman. Mrs. Gossett loved all people and made sure they knew she 
was thinking of them, usually through greeting cards for birthdays, 
anniversaries, and holidays. She will be truly missed by all who 
knew her. Mrs. Gossett was preceded in death by her parents; 
stepfather, Homer Jack Davis; and brother, Howard Broadwater. Mrs. 
Gossett's daughter, Kelly Gossett of Port Neches; son, Barry Gossett 
of Kilgore; stepbrother, Homer Davis of Dalhart; as well as numerous 
nieces, nephews, cousins, and other loving friends survive her. In 
lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Park 
Central Church of Christ, 3901 Jimmy Johnson Blvd., Port Arthur, TX 
77642; Chandler Street Church of Christ, 2700 Chandler St., Kilgore, 
TX 75662; or the American Breast Cancer Foundation, 1220 B. East 
Joppa Rd., Ste. 332, Baltimore, MD 21286. A memorial guestbook may 
be signed online at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 12/12/2006.