Biography: Hazel Kathryn Savage Askew, 96, died April 20, 2008 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born in Hamburg, Arkansas, on February 28, 1912, to Anne Lee Jordan Savage and Van Gilder Savage. Mrs. Askew is preceded in death by her husband, Jess Lee Askew, her sister, Dorothy Ann Savage Valla, and her grandson, Read Holmes McCoy. She is survived by her son, Jess Lee Askew, Jr., and his wife, Nancy Brummett Askew, and by her daughter, Ann Askew McCoy, and her husband, Grady Lee McCoy, Jr. She also leaves behind her grandchildren: Jess Lee Askew III and wife, Kate Anderson Askew, and John Brummett Askew and wife Gini Freemeyer, all of Little Rock; George Ivis Askew and wife, Holly Beth Gillcash, of Fairfax, Virginia; Grady Lee McCoy III and wife, Kerry Krouse McCoy, and Rebecca McCoy Brown and her husband, Douglass Brown, all of Little Rock, and a favorite niece Claudia Zimmerman Riley.She also leaves behind 12 great-grandchildren: Anne Ledwidge Askew, Mary Read Askew, Kathryn (Callie) Jordan Askew, Elizabeth Summers Askew, John Charles (Charlie) Askew, Sarah Virginia Askew, Grady Lee (Gray) McCoy IV, Matthew Savage McCoy, John Edwin (Jack) McCoy, Benjamin Douglass Brown, Nicholas Read Brown, and Caroline Rebecca Brown. Mrs. Askew graduated from Little Rock High School at the age of 16, and studied at Lindenwood College in St. Louis, Missouri. She was a member of Second Presbyterian Church, the Second Friday Book Club, Shadowlawn Garden Club, the Fine Arts Club and the Thursday Supper Club. She cherished her family and her many dear friends, especially the members of the Thursday Supper Club and her “younger” group. As a vibrant woman and revered matriarch of her family, she will be missed by all. She had a long and wonderful life during which she enjoyed travel throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. She was an excellent cook, enjoyed her garden, and was an inveterate shopper. Until her death, Mrs. Askew was up-to-date on politics, the stock market, social change, and the activities of her beloved family members and friends. Pallbearers are Jim Porter, Jim McClelland, Dr. John Shock, Thom Shock, Bill Watson, Jess Askew III, John Askew, George Askew and Grady Lee McCoy III. Following a private burial at Roselawn Cemetery, a memorial service will be held at Second Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at 3:00 p.m. The family will greet guests at a reception in the church Second Hall after the service. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Second Presbyterian Church, 600 Pleasant Valley Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72227. Arrangements are by Ruebel Funeral Home of Little Rock, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.