On Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, Hazel Moore Loftin, 92, of Kinston, N.C., transitioned to the arms of her waiting husband, Garland A. Loftin, in Heaven.

Hazel was the youngest of three children born to Daisy Bell Taylor and William Lee Moore of Jones County. Hazel worked for 27 years at DuPont in the personnel department. Following her retirement, she briefly held a series of fun and temporary positions in the area. During her life she was busy within her church communities participating in various activities and singing alto in both Grainger Baptist and Shady Grove church choirs. Hazel was also active in the Lenoir County Association of Retarded Citizens, an avid supporter of the Jones County Historical Society and the Forever Young Club, and a charter member of the Fox Trotter’s dance gro

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