Eddie Lee Hatfield, 83, Warsaw, passed away at 12:44 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, in his residence.
He was born July 3, 1935, to Earl E. and Mabel G. Kintzel Hatfield Amones in Warsaw.
He graduated from Warsaw High School in 1953.
He joined the U.S. Army just after the Korean War and was in the 510th Signal Company.
He started his own business in 1962 and going to the present, Hatfield Electric Company.
On June 11, 1961, he was united in marriage to Sandra Kay Polk in Silver Lake.
He was a member of First Christian Church, a Mason (32nd degree), Shriners and was in the Sottish Rite, all of Warsaw.
He is survived by his children: Zella K. Hatfield, Warsaw; Zina L. (Steve) Juillerat, Larwill; and Zona J. (Rick) Blackburn, Silver Lake; his siblings, Marlene J. Sparrow, North Manchester, and Sue E. (John) Wade, Sebring, Fla.; and his grandchildren: Ashley K. Blackburn, Warsaw; Abigail J. Blackburn, Winona Lake; and Rachel L., Katherine A. and Sarah E. Juillerat, all of Larwill.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Sandra Kay.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw. A Masonic service by Warsaw Masonic Lodge 73 will be in the chapel at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10 at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, with Pastor Gary Boschain officiating.
Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, with military honors by American Legion Post 49 and the Indiana Military Funeral Honors.
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Memorials to 4-H Fund c/o Kosciusko County Community Foundation Inc., 102 E. Market St., Warsaw, IN 46580; and/or First Christian Church, 115 Park Ridge Drive, Warsaw, IN 46580.
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