MARY JEAN HASSAN
December 20, 2018
Mary Jean Hassan of Welch, died Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Welch Community Hospital. She was 89. Born November 4, 1929 in Dayton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Edgar D. Steele and Amy Steele. She was a 1947 graduate of Beaver High School, Bluefield, WV. She attended nursing school at Nazareth College in Louisville, KY, and worked as a nurse at Miners No. 1 Hospital, Grace Hospital and Stevens Clinic Hospital, all in Welch. She married Joe Hassan Jr. in 1952 and together they operated several businesses in Welch, including Hassan’s Enterprizes, Health-O-Rama and Landmark Lanes. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her sister, Margaret Rupert, her brother, Harold Steele, her husband, Joe Hassan, Jr., and her son, Joe Hassan, III. She is survived by her sister, Barbara Beatty and companion Dallas Swire of Pembroke, VA; her sons, Ronald D. Hassan and Samuel B. Hassan of Welch, and Blake W. Hassan and wife Luana of Cramerton, NC; and six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Sunday, December 23, at 3 p.m. in the Douglas Mortuary Chapel in Welch, where friends may call 1 hour prior to the service.
Mary Jean Hassan of Welch, died Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Welch Community Hospital. She was 89. Born November 4, 1929 in Dayton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Edgar D. Steele and Amy Steele. She was a 1947 graduate of... View Obituary & Service Information