Obituary of Hazel LaBounty

Hazel LaBounty, 97, of Keeseville passed away on February 11, 2022, in Florida, with her loving family by her side. She was born in Keeseville on February 9, 1925, the daughter of Herbert Landon Owen and Julia Louisa (McLean) Owen. Hazel graduated Keeseville Central School in 1942. She married Ernest LaBounty, January 6, 1945. Her first job was assembling the components of the Springfield Rifle in Springfield, Mass. She had many occupations but the one she loved the most was helping the mentally handicap at Sunmount and the ARC. She was a loving, caring person and will be missed. Left to cherish her memory are, son, Ernest LaBounty, Jr. and wife Analyn; daughter Julie Dorman and husband Raymond; three grandsons, Scott Dorman, Michael LaBounty, and John Dorman; one granddaughter, Jennifer Priddy; one great-grandson, Christopher Dorman; two great-granddaughters, Morgan and Taylor LaBounty; and one great-great-granddaughter, Sadie Dorman. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Ernest P. LaBounty; three sisters, Maida LeClair, Irma Blaise, and Gertrude Williams; and four brothers, William Owen, Burt Owen, Robert Owen, and Rodney Owen. Services will be held in the summer of 2022 at a date and time to be announced. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Hazel LaBounty may be made to the Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Squad or the Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements are in the care of the Hamilton Funeral Home, 124 Clinton Street, Keeseville, 834-7667.