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Show RHODA HATFIELD OBSERVES 87th BIRTHDAY Mrs. Rhoda Hatfield, pioueer of Springville, greeted her many friends and relatives who called at her home Wednesday on the occasion of her eighty-seventh birthday. She is the widow of William Hatfield, prominent in the early mining industry of this state. She was born in Manti, October 23, 1853, and has spent all her life in Utah with the exception of five years in California. She has lived at Provo, Eureka, Salt Lake City, and Springville, spending most of her time here. She married Mr. Hatfield March 14, 1870, and the couple celebrated celebrat-ed their golden wedding anniversary anniver-sary in 1920. Mr. Hatfield died in 1921. Mrs. Hatfield is very adept at crocheting and constructing various var-ious types of novelties. She does very good Macrame work, devising her own patterns. This type of handiwork, known to a few early settlers, is practically unknown to the younger generation. Although she was quite ill a few months ago, Mrs. Hatfield at the present time is in excellent health and appears much younger than her years. Noticeable about her is her keen sense of humor. She is the mother of four children, child-ren, Mrs. Bea Glazier, Mrs. L. A. Wilcox, Dr. F. A. Hatfield of Los Angeles, and H. T. Hatfield of Salt Lake City. She has three grandchildren, grand-children, one great - grandchild, and two great-great-grandchildren. |
