Stella Hatfield, 96, of Leesburg, previously Trenton, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, June 22, 2023, at Masons Healthcare.
She was born April 26, 1927, in Middletown, Ohio, to Peter Edward and Laura May Cooper Long. She graduated from Middletown High School in 1945.
Stella worked at Bern’s Garden Center in Middletown for over 30 years. She loved to raise a garden, work in her flowers and bowl. Stella enjoyed playing cards on Sunday afternoons at her dear friend’s house, Dot Staton, and family.
Stella will be lovingly remembered by her son, Stephen (Bobbie) Hatfield; grandchildren: Bryan (Collene) Hatfield, Troy (Joan) Hatfield and Krista (Sam) Kim, as well as great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in passing by her husband, Edwin, who passed in 1988; a sister, Margie Poffinbarger; brothers, Ralph Long and her twin Stanley Long; and a dear niece, Betty Hancock.
A graveside service will be held Wednesday, June 28 at Elk Creek Cemetery in Ohio at 1 p.m.
Arrangements are entrusted with McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapels for funeral arrangements.
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