Obit provided by
Bonnie WilsonMrs. Robert Hatfield Accidentally Killed
One of the worst accidents that has taken place in Scotland county for a long time, happened at the Robert Hatfield home, three miles west of Memphis, on the Schenk farm Saturday morning about 10:30.
Mr. Hatfield had just come from the field with a load of hay and was standing on the load. His wife was standing near the team and when Mr. Hatfield went to strike one of the mules with the pitchfork, the fork came off the handle and one of the tines struck his wife in the right eye, going entirely through her head. The tine was removed and she was taken to the house but died a few moments afterwards.
Funeral services were held at the home and at the Camp Ground Presbyterian church, Monday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock by Rev A. S. Olsen, of Memphis. Burial was in the Camp Ground cemetery.
Mrs. Hatfield's maiden name was Bertha Purnie Paris. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Paris and was born in Scotland County March 10, 1891, being 38 years of age. She was one of thirteen children.
She and Mr. Hatfield were married August 10, 1908. To this union were born nine children, seven of whom are living, Mrs. Blanche Bryant, of Worthington, Mo., Leota, Edgar, Carl, Verle, Maxine and Letha at home.
Her parents also survive; five sisters, Mrs. Mel Couch, Memphis, Mrs. Lee Elschlager, Downing, Mrs. Oscar McKinney, Mrs. Pearl Lora, both of Richland, Iowa, Mrs. Ova Burnett, of Keokuk, half sister, Mrs. Lewis McDaniel, Memphis; four brothers, Frank Paris, Richland, Iowa, Ora and Grover Paris, Memphis and Jessie Paris, of Fairfield, Iowa; one grandson, Leonard Bryant.
She united with the Christian church at Crawford later transferring her membership to the Methodist church in Memphis.
Mrs. Hatfield was a hard-working woman, devoted to her family and the sympathy of the entire community goes out to the motherless children.
