Hazel Yancey

Hazel Yvonne (Minor) Yancey was born Aug. 10, 1935, in Ash Flat, Arkansas to Clarence Lester Minor and Tracy Lee (Duke) Minor. In 1936 her family moved from the farm in Ash Flat to Phoenix, Arizona where her brother William E. (Ed) was born in 1937. In 1938 the Minor family moved to the Wenatchee area where they made their family home. In 1946 the Minors bought a 10-acre apple orchard in the Sunnyslope area. In 1953 another brother, Mike was born to the Minor Family. Hazel graduated from Sunnyslope Junior High School in 1950 and Wenatchee High School in 1953. Hazel was chosen as Princess Sunnyslope for the Apple Blossom Festival in 1953. After high school Hazel attended Western College of Commerce in Wenatchee. After attending Western College of Commerce, Hazel was employed by Johnson's Inc. in Wenatchee in 1954. While attending Wenatchee Valley Baptist Church Hazel met a former classmate, Ken Yancey, and they were married Sept. 28, 1957. Ken had completed his tour of duty in the Army and returned to his old job at ALCOA. In 1958 Hazel and Ken moved to the Seattle area for Ken to continue his education. While in Seattle, Hazel was employed by Simpson Timber Company as a secretary. While in Seattle, son David was born in 1962. In 1963 Hazel and Ken moved to Ellensburg for Ken to continue his degree in education. While at Ellensburg Hazel was employed as secretary to the director of the library.