John Earl Hazlett
1948 — 2021
John Earl "Johnny" Hazlett, age 72, of Nashville, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Born Tuesday, November 16, 1948 in Stanford, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Robert Earl & Edna Mae Hazlett. His loving wife, whom he married Saturday, November 23, 1968, is Rita Hubbard Hazlett, formerly of Kings Mountain. Johnny served as Lance Corporal in the US Marine Corps 1966-1970, and actively served in the Vietnam War, for 13 months, receiving the Combat Action Ribbon, and Navy Achievement Medal with Valor. Following this service, he went to school on the GI Bill, and enlisted in the US Army, where he served 1975-1992, earning the...