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Blairstown Press; June 11, 1920
DEATH OF LEO HATFIELD
Leo Hatfield
Friends here were pained to learn of the death of Leo Hatfield, at Correctionville, Iowa, which occurred after an operation for appendicitis in a hospital in Sioux City. He leaves a wife and one baby, Francis, two months old. Mrs. Hatfield will be better remembered as Miss Helen Fitch a former resident of Blairstown, and during visits here in company with his wife, Mr. Hatfield gained the liking and respect of those whom he came in contact with.
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Blairstown Press; June 25, 1920
Leo Hatfield Is Called
Leo Hatfield
Popular Young Man Well Known in Blairstown Dies In a Sioux City Hospital
Blairstown friends will be shocked to hear of the death of Leo Hadfield, who has made many friends here upon numerous visits to Blairstown. Our heartfelt sympathy is extended to Mrs. Hatfield who was raised in this community. The following is taken from the Pierson (Ia.) Progress.
Leo D. Hatfield, a popular young Correctionville farmer well known in Pierson, passed away at a Sioux City hospital on June 2, 1920, following an operation for appendicitis. The remains were shipped to Correctionville on Saturday and the funeral which was one of the largest ever held in the town, was held in the M. E. church on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with Rev. Gorkin officiating. Burial was made in the Correctionville cemetery and the procession consisted of thirty-three auto loads of relatives and friends of the deceased.
Leo D. Hatfield was born on May 30, 1893, and first saw the light of day in Pierson in the residence now occupied by the O. G. Woodward family. In 1899, when Leo was but six years of age his father died. Leo then went to the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hatfield, who then lived near Rock Branch, and in their home received the care of a son. When his grandparents moved to Correctionville, Leo moved with them and continued his education in the Correctionville schools and received every opportunity and advantage. In the spring of 1914 he was united in marriage to Miss Helen Fitch, a popular and respected Correctionville young lady. This union was a happy one and two month's before Leo’s death, little Frances Elwood, a beautiful little son, appeared in the Hatfield home and seemingly their happiness was complete when death turned all to sorrow for the husband was stricken with appendicitis and after a long trip overland arrived at the hospital but his case was beyond human help and death came while his wife and loved ones were with him.
Leo D. Hatfield is well known thruout this vicinity and the writer "knew him for years in and out of school at Correctionville. We all called him “Gloomy” Hatfield but he was far from being gloomy as he was one of the happiest and liveliest young men in the whole town and vicinity. He was just naturally a comedian among the boys although he made no effort. He was a friend to every associate and had a radiant smile and when he met any one he would sing out their name instead of merely speaking it. Leo took a farm work and was a very industrious worker. He had an elegant home and was getting an excellent start in life when he was called beyond. Although his death is untimely and a great loss to his family and the community it must be remembered we all have a very frail hold on life. “Generations of men will appear and disappear as the grass, and the multitudes that throng the world today will disappear as the footsteps on the shore".
The deceased is survived by his wife and infant son, his mother, Mrs. Ed Hill of Ft. Pierre, S. D., one sister, Mrs. Buelah Dice of Anthon, and one half brother and one half-sister who live with the mother at Ft. Pierre, S. D., and the grandparents, Mr .and Mrs. A. W. Hatfield of Correctionville, who raised him since boyhood. He is also survived by many relatives and hundreds of friends.
Pierson relatives who attended the funeral were Mrs. G. H. Hatfield, and daughter, Miss Vera; R. R. Hatfield, and Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Hatfield, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Hatfield.
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Waterloo Daily Courier; December 28, 1944
Iowa Deaths
William Robert Hatfield
Vinton - William Robert Hatfield, 61, Tuesday afternoon at his Vinton home; it is believed he had died of a heart attack; born Dec. 25, 1883 at Alexander, S.D., a son of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Hatfield; came to the Vinton and Mt. Auburn vicinities in 1928; leaves parents and the following children, Luvern, Ruth, Charles, Mrs. M. M. Rommannn and Mrs. Ruby Stevenson, all of Vinton; Mrs. Maud Hartzberg, Independence; Mrs. Henry Ankeny of Waterloo; Mrs. Donald Rommann, Brandon, and Raymond, with the navy at Miami, Fla.; two sisters; two brothers and nine grandchildren.
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