Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Death info on Mary L. Hatch

Mary Lewis Hatch was an older sister to Birda.

Photo from personal albums of Glen Hatch
According to these documents, the following dates apply:
BIRTH: 25 Nov 1887- Midway, Wasatch, Utah
DEATH: 8 Oct 1963- Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah*
She was 75 years old when she died of cancer.

Obituary:
SOURCE: SL Tribune 1963, Oct 10, p.C2
Obituary transcribed:
Mary L. Hatch
VERNAL- Mrs. Mary Lewis Hatch, 75, died of cancer Wednesday, 12:55 p.m., at the home of a daughter in Salt Lake City.  Born Nov. 25, 1887, Midway, Wasatch County, to Siney and Elizabeth Coleman Lewis.  Married to Charles A. Hatch, Oct. 4, 1911, Salt Lake Temple, Church of Jeses Christ of Latter-day Saints.  He died, June, 1959.  Member, LDS Church. Past president, Primary and Relief Society, Vernal Third LDS Ward.  Member, Senior Current Topics Club and Utopia Club.  Attended Brigham Young University, University of Utah.  Former teacher, Uintah School District.  Survivors: son, daughter, Glen L., Mrs. Don D. (Buffie) Lybbert, both Salt Lake City; six grandchildren; brothers, sisters, Frank and Charles P. Lewis, Mrs. John (Annie) Weist, Mrs. Harold E. (Jennie) Hullinger, all Vernal; Mrs. Asher (Birda) Merkley, serving LDS mission, Texas.  Funeral Saturday, 10:30 a.m., Vernal Third LDS Ward Chapel.  Friends call Vernal Mortuary Sunday, 7-9 p.m., Monday prior to services.  Burial, Vernal Memorial Cemetery.

Local obituary:
SOURCE: Vernal Express 1963, Oct 10, p.5
Local obituary transcribed:
Mrs. Chas. Hatch Funeral Set Here Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Charles A. (Mary) Hatch, 75, have been set for Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in Vernal 3rd Ward chapel.
She died Wednesday about 1 p.m. at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Don (Buffie) Lybbert in Salt Lake City after an illness.
She was born November 25, 1997 at Midway, Utah, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Siney Lewis, Sr.  She was married October 4, 1911 to Charles A. Hatch in the Salt Lake Temple.
He died June 30, 1959.
Survivors include one son and one daughter, Glenn L. Hatch, Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Lybbert, and six grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Vernal Mortuary Friday evening from 7 to 9 and Saturday morning prior to services.
Burial will be in Vernal City Memorial Park.

Funeral notice:
SOURCE: Vernal Express 1963, Oct 17, p.5
Funeral notice transcribed:
Final Rites Held Saturday for Mary Hatch
Funeral rites were held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in the Vernal Third Ward Chapel for Mrs. Mary Lewis Hatch, 75.
Mrs. Hatch died of cancer Wednesday of last week at 12:55 p.m. at the home of a daughter in Salt Lake City.
Prayer at the Vernal Mortuary was offered by Douglas Merkley.
Prelude and postlude music at the chapel was rendered by Mrs. Mary Schaefermeyer, Gene Ray Hall, a member of the Bishopric, conducted the services.
The hymn, "In the Garden" was sung by Pat Stewart and Roberta Ufford, and invocation was offered by Paul Hullinger.
Harold E. Hullinger, brother-in-law of the deceased, was the first speaker, followed by a trio, "One Fleeting Hour" sung by Mrs. Marva Lent, Mrs. Lois Erickson and Mrs. Merilyn Maxwell.
James Gray was the concluding speaker, and "Going Home" was sung by Glad Sowards.  All musical numbers were accompanied by Mrs. Schaefermeyer.
Bryce Merkley offered the benediction and the burial was in the Vernal Memorial Park Cemetery, with Leo Hacking dedicating the grave.
Pallbearers were Don, Richard and Hugo Hullinger, Max Stewart, Devere Carroll and Bill Lewis.
Mrs. Hatch was born Nov. 25, 1887 in Midway, UT, a daughter of Siney and Elizabeth Coleman Lewis.  She was married to Charles A. Hatch, Oct. 4, 1911 in the Salt Lake LDS Temmple.  He died, June 1959.
She was past president of the Primary and Relief Society of Vernal Third Ward.  A member of the Senior Current Topics Club and Utopia Club.  Attended Brigham Young University, University of Utah, and was a former teacher in the Uintah School District.
Survivors; son, daughter, Glenn L. and Mrs. Don D. (Buffie) Lybbert, both of Salt Lake City; six grandchildren; brother, sisters, Frank and Charles P. Lewis, Mrs. John (Annie) Weist,  Mrs. Harold E. (Jennie) Hullinger, all of Vernal; Mrs. Asher (Birda) Merkley, serving on LDS mission in Texas.
Out-of-town visitors attending the services were: Mr. and Mrs. Glenn L. Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. Don D. Lybbert, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Lybbert, Mrs. Dan Lybbert, Don Hullinger, Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Neilson, Tamera Hacking and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hudson and daughter all of Salt Lake City.
Robert Lewis, Rangely; Mr. and Mrs. Axel Birch and Mrs. Venetta Probst, Pleasant Grove; Paul Hullinger and Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Merkley, Mr. and Mrs. George McMilland, Mrs. Elizabeth Japerson and Mrs. Ann Fisher, all of Heber City.
Vernal Pearce, Norwalk, Calif.; Mrs. Venice West, Downey, Calif.; Mrs. Louis Heine, Lynwood, Calif.; E.W. Evans, Provo; Mr. and Mrs. George Foster, Columbia, UT; and Mr. and Mrs. James Gray, and Mr. Gray's mother of Lehi.
*Punctuation and spelling corrected wherein I was aware.

Photo from the personal albums of Bryce Merkley

* The 1963 calendar indicates that the 8th of October was a Tuesday.  These documents state she died "last Wednesday" which would have been the 9th of October, but family records indicate that her death date WAS the 8th, SO there's a bit of a discrepancy here.  Her death certificate may clarify this.

As Mary died in the last 50 years, her death certificate should become publicly available in 2013.  When it is, I will post it here.

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