Paul D. Hazen, 88, died December 20, 2012 at his home, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born November 13, 1924 at Odense, Kansas, the son of George and Idella (Beggs) Hazen. He married Betty Lee Kempke August 16, 1944 at the home of his parents at Erie, Kansas. She died November 1, 1996. He then married Helen Sanders January 19, 2001 at Great Bend, where they made their home. He grew up in southeast Kansas, moving to Lorraine, Kansas, in 1942. He and Betty first lived in Erie, and moved to Kansas City where he worked as a mechanic. In 1945, the couple moved to Holyrood, Kansas, where Paul was self-employed in the oil business and also worked as a licensed television repairman. The family moved to Ellinwood, Kansas, in 1964 where he began working for Kaiser Francis Oil Company and later Phillips Petroleum. He owned and operated Hazen Oil Company until his retirement in 1981. Mr. Hazen was a member of the Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Great Bend. Survivors include his wife, Helen Hazen, of the home; two sons: Donald "Doc" Hazen and his wife Carol, Fort Myers, Florida; and Keith Hazen and his wife Beth, Dodge City, Kansas; one daughter, Connie Roth and her husband John, Ellinwood; one step-daughter, Carol Matas, Orange, California; two step-sons: Daniel Sanders, Sterling, Colorado; and Donald Sanders, Great Bend; two brothers: Robert Hazen and his wife Janice, Holden, Missouri; and Ralph Hazen and his wife Bonnie, Mount Airy, North Carolina; two sisters: Ethel Markham, Erie; and Shirley Spousta and her companion Ed Ford, Belton, Missouri; nine grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Sharlene Kay Yager; two brothers, Harold Hazen and Bernard "Buck" Hazen; and two sisters: Georgia Judy and Helen Louise Hazen. Vigil service will be at 7:00 p.m., Sunday, December 23, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, December 24, 2012 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Father Don Bedore will be celebrant. Burial will be in Lakin-Comanche District Cemetery, Ellinwood. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, December 23, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to Kans of Kids or Prince of Peace Parish, in care of the funeral home.