Hamden Obituaries: Hattie Warfield, 94

Hattie Hardy Greenlee Warfield, 94, of Hamden, entered into rest eternal on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013 in Decatur, GA. She was the beloved wife of 62 years to John Warfield.

Hattie was born in Greenville, NC on May 28, 1919 to the late Warren and Pattie Wilson Hardy, and along with her family moved to New Haven in 1926.

She was a member of Pitts Chapel Church, New Haven, from early childhood until 1975, when she became a member of Ebenezer Chapel of New Haven. Hattie served as an usher, a Sunday school teacher, and worked in the church VBS summer program.

She retired from the former Southern New England Telephone Co. of New Haven in 1984 with 17 years of service. Throughout her life, Hattie was an example of a loving caring, giving, and hard working mother.

In addition to her husband, she leaves to cherish her memory a daughter, Cecelia Bunny Greenlee Morgan and her husband Vern Morgan, five grandchildren, Ronald (Martha) Greenlee, Keith Morgan, Don Greenlee, Todd (Anissa) Morgan and Velma Greenlee, a daughter in law, Pearl Greenlee, a sister in law, Helen Holland, nine great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her son Robert Douglas Greenlee, five brothers, Zeno, James, Nello, Mayo and infant Raymond Hardy, one sister, Ellen Cherry, and two grandsons, Raymond Greenlee and Christopher Barrows.

Hattie’s family will receive relatives and friends on Saturday from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. at Ebenezer Chapel, 50 Dwight St., New Haven. Her funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Hamden Plains Cemetery, Hamden.

The Washington Memorial Funeral Home, 4 Washington Ave., North Haven has been entrusted with arrangements. www.washingtonmemorialfh.com