Kimberly Hazelrigg's Obituary
Kim Marie (Rice) Hazelrigg was born in Longview, TX, on March 5, 1973. The family moved to the Houston area when Kim was a year old and then to Kingwood at five years of age where she spent the remainder of her childhood. She graduated from Kingwood High School in 1991 and would eventually work for Sprint as a trainer, teaching clients how to use the company's products. In the fall of 2001, Kim married Scott Hazelrigg, and in 2007 they welcomed their son, Ethan, to the family. A year later, in 2008, Kim graduated with an Associate of Arts degree from Lone Star College.
Kim loved people and always enjoyed spending time with them. She was also a servant and artist at heart. She used her God-given creative gifts to create beautiful things and share them with others. In her own words she said, "I'm a seamstress. I'm a knitter. I'm a woodworker. I love to work with my hands. I'll admit it. I'm a hopeless craft addict and lifelong learner." After being laid off from Sprint in 2015, Kim turned her passion for fiber art into a business. She taught herself how to dye yarn and began selling it in her Etsy store, Kimarie's Knit Knacks, and at fiber festivals.
Kim was a lifelong faithful member of Churches of Christ in Porter, Houston, Humble, and more recently the Reel Road Church of Christ in Longview. From her teenage and young adult years, she enjoyed spending time with her brothers and sisters in Christ through Bible Studies, devotionals, and teaching Bible class for early age children.
Kim was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Charles and Martha Rice, as well as her maternal grandparents, Walter and Ruby Johnson. She is survived by her husband, Scott; son, Ethan; parents, Robert and Genia Rice; sisters, Jamie (AJ) Sikes, Robin (Larry) Sample; nephews, RJ Smith, Jackson Bassford, and Luke Mazuca; nieces, Natalie (Chase) Lanphear, Emma Bassford, Cali Kreuiter, and Riley Kreuiter.
A memorial service for Kimberly will be held Friday, October 2 at 2 pm in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Longview.
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