Hazen was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Samuel Edgar and Emma (Graff) Werner.
Werner was lastly appointed pastor of the Grace Methodist Church located at 1029 Harvard Blvd., Dayton, Ohio.
There he taught seminary students the principles of counseling and the basic truths of the emotional life.
He also contributed articles on counseling and personal problems to leading religious magazines of his day.
Dr. Werner was elected a delegate to General and Jurisdictional Conferences of The Methodist Church, 1944-48.