Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home

Mary Hazel Pack

July 27, 1921     ~     November 23, 2021

MARY HAZEL PACK 1921 – 2021

Our amazingly wonderful mother entered the Gates of Heaven on November 23, 2021 in Glasgow, Kentucky where she resided since the death of her beloved husband, Donald H. Pack, in 2002. She was born on July 27, 1921 in Irvine, Kentucky to Rachel (Lytz) Harlow and James S. Harlow. Shortly after her birth, the family moved to the coal mining town, Fleming-Neon, Kentucky, where she continued to live and work in the community store prior to being appointed postmaster in Fleming in 1964 – a position she held for the next twenty years while also being the co-owner of the P&Q clothing store she opened and managed with her sister, Thelma Quillen, in the late1950s in the same community.

After retirement in 1984, she and her husband sold their businesses and moved to Winchester, Kentucky where they bought a beautiful home on five acres just a few miles from Lexington, Kentucky – the home of their beloved Wildcats sporting teams. During their time in Winchester she and her husband became two of the founding members of the Grace Baptist Church in Winchester, Kentucky – now the largest church in this growing community.

Mary Hazel was the mother of two sons – Dr. William Gary Pack, who now lives in Thompsons Station, Tennessee with his wife Jackie, and James Keith Pack, who currently resides with his wife, Judy, in Glasgow, Kentucky. She is also survived by five grandchildren – – Donna Peck and her husband, Sean, of Virginia, Dr. Brian Pack and his wife, Dr. Shanna, of Glasgow, Kentucky, Dr. Robert Pack and his wife, Ruth, of New Hampshire, Cameron Powell and his wife, Becky, and Melina Stevens and her husband, Andrew, all of Nolensville, Tennessee.  She is also survived by nine great grandchildren as well as many nephews, nieces, and devoted friends scattered throughout the country. She also had one sister, Thelma Quillen, and seven brothers – Vernon Harlow, Thurmond Harlow, Clarence Harlow, Carl Harlow, Harold Harlow, and William (Bill) Harlow who all preceded her in death.

Born shortly after the end of World War I and living through the Great Depression, World War II, the Korean Conflict, as well as all that followed, Mary Hazel became a dedicated advocate of a strong work ethic. She began working as a clerk in the Curry clothing store in Neon, Kentucky at 17 while still in high school. After graduating from Fleming High School in 1939, she continued her working career nonstop until her retirement in 1984 while also being the mother of

two “very active, creative, and mischievous boys” who loved and respected her greatly. Her number one goal in life was to promote those two boys and their families by doing all she possibly could to assist them in gaining the best education and lifestyle possible.

Beyond all that, she took great pride in all aspects of her home. She was a “dog person” all the way, and she always had and cared for her “special dog”. We were all blessed to have known her and benefited from her wisdom and love throughout all the years. She will be greatly missed by all her family and friends. We are all keenly aware of what she contributed and meant to all of us. A celebration of her life will be held in Glasgow, Kentucky at the Hatcher – Saddler Funeral Home at 9 a.m. on November 27 followed by burial at the Green Acres Cemetery in Ermine, Kentucky at 3 p.m. that afternoon. Due to Covid-19 and the Thanksgiving holiday, the funeral will be live streamed from the Hatcher – Saddler Funeral Home at hatchersaddler.com

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that you consider a donation to the Heritage Fund established under her name at the First Christian Church located at 1100 N. Race Street in Glasgow, Kentucky 42141.