Hazard, Ruth Evaline, 1907-1997

Long-time Las Vegas resident Ruth Evaline Hazard (née Worden) was born in Marshall, Michigan on June 25, 1907 to Joseph V. Worden and Mary D. Hare. She lived in Michigan until she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1931. Over the course of her lifetime, she worked as a secretary, a bookkeeper/accountant, and worked at Baker and Hazard Realty (a property management company founded by C. D. Baker and H. E. Hazard). She was very active in the Central Christian Church and volunteered for many charitable organizations, including the Mesquite Club, VFW Auxiliary, American Legion Auxiliary, and Southern Nevada Hospital Auxiliary, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Library. She was married to Nevada State Legislator H. E. Hazard. The marriage took place in Ogden, Utah. She died April 21, 1997.