Hazel Annette Eskew Keever passed away on October 8, 2026. She was born July 14, 1938 in Blount County, Alabama, daughter of the late Phillip Lee Eskew and Lena Browning Teague. She was a member of the Church of Latter-Day Saints and was a part owner/bookkeeper for her late husband's business, Keever Trucking of Cartersville.

In additions to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, James William Keever; son, Gary Farmer; sister, Doris Juanita Eskew; three brothers and two sisters in law, Glen Edward and Gertrude Eskew, Alford Hosey and Joyce Eskew and Donald Lee Eskew; brother-in-law, Bill Tutwiler; nephews, Shannon Eskew and Kenny Eskew; step mother Sara Eskew; and step father, Robert Teague.

Annette was loving wife, mother, grandmother and aunt. She is survived by her daughter and son in law, Terry (Gerry) Farmer Hirt of Florida; son, Rudy (Nancy) Buck of Arizona; granddaughters, Trisha (Sam) Elliot and Rhonda (Jared) Farrar all of Florida, Tiffany (Ben) Woolsey of California; grandsons, Gary (Corinne) Hirt of San Diego, California, Troy (Melanie) Buck and Tyler Buck all of Arizonia; great grandchildren, Emma, Jack, Gigi, Katie, Timmy, Jacob, Madison, Eloise, James, Haley, Austin, Cheyenne, Kyleigh, Kaleb, and Heidi; sisters and brothers in law, Debra Tutwiler of Birmingham, Alabama, Kelly (Donald) Bledsoe of Macon, Karen (Brian) Holley of Greenville, South Carolina; sister in law, Phyllis White Eskew of Carrollton; and brothers, Randy Eskew of Alabama and Phil Eskew of Florida.

She will be deeply missed by all. She is now rejoicing in heaven with her loved ones that have been waiting for her.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 from 10:00–11: 00 am at the funeral home.

Services will be Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 11:00 am from the Chapel of Hightower Funeral Home with Dr. Charles Sigdlow, Elder Charles Partridge, and Elder Kim Hardin officiating. Randy Bivins, Michael Eskew, Gary Hirt, Sam Elliott, David Eskew, and Wesley Walker will serve as Pallbearers.

Interment will follow at Meadowbrook Gardens in Villa Rica, Georgia following the service.