Obituary of Muriel Hatfield

Muriel Ruth Davis Hatfield, 89, widow of Rev. William Henry Hatfield, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 7, 2023.

Mrs. Hatfield was born in Milltown, New Brunswick, Canada to the late Beatrice Evelyn Davis.  She grew up in Maine and lived in South Carolina during her early marriage to Pastor Bill as he attended Bob Jones University.  Upon graduation, they returned to Maine where they served as church planters for 40 years.  When they retired, they lived out their twilight years together in Fountain Inn with family and friends.  She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.  Muriel loved being a pastor’s wife and administering the Junior Church.  She enjoyed sewing and canning.  She found great joy in being Grammie to her grandchildren.

Surviving are a son, Mark Hatfield with wife Rita; three daughters, Judi Merrifield, Jan Polastry with husband Ken, and Melanie Clement with husband Bob; seven grandchildren, Jamie Blakeney with husband Ken, Michael Hall, Andrew Clement, Olivia Morse with husband Jeremy, Alex Clement with wife Megan, Jenna Jones with husband Marshall, and Mary-Elise Clement; and five great-grandchildren, Andrea Wood, Adam Hall, Zoey Blakeney, Madeline Morse, and Titus Morse.  She was predeceased by a granddaughter, Carolyn Hall-Stone.

The family will receive friends between 2 – 4 p.m. Saturday at Fletcher Funeral Service.

Memorials may be made to Gideons International, Golden Strip Camp, P.O. Box 1025, Fountain Inn, SC 29644; or Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, https://donate.imaginationlibrary.com/