Hazel Wright Julian, 98, a McMinnville resident and Halls native, was born Jan. 18, 1919 and died Dec. 28 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. She was a retired salesperson, member of the Methodist Church and daughter of the late Issac Agustus and Grace Hurst Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three husbands, Kelley Bledsoe Potter, Clifford Mahlon Carlock and Edward Brown Julian; grandchild, William Craig Forshee; and three brothers, Malcolm, Ike and Bernard Smith.