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Lester Hatfield Obituary

Lester Doyle Hatfield

Norfolk - Lester Doyle "Pete" Hatfield, 83, passed away December 28, 2017.

Born in Tennessee, he was the son of the late Alozo and Lydia Hatfield and the husband to the late Rita Hatfield. Pete served his country proudly with the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy for 30 years. He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church.

Left to cherish his memory: his son, Lester Doyle Hatfield, Jr.; daughter, Connie Cornwell as well as several other loving family members. He is also survived by a loving and devoted friend/adopted daughter, Gina Montour, her husband, Ed, and their children, Dawn, Matthew, Tyler, and granddaughter, Serenity; special friend, Frank Hilliker; and his beloved cat, Taz II.

The family would like to thank the nurses at the Neuro-ICU Unit at DePaul for their kind and excellent care to Pete.

The family will receive friends at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Dr. Chapel on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, from 11a.m. to 12 noon. The funeral service will be held at 12 noon. Tuesday in the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.hollomon-brown.com

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Virginian-Pilot on Dec. 31, 2017.

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Betty Kryszewski

February 8, 2018

Will miss our conversations dear friend. Happy for Rita that she has her hubby back.

KATHY MORRIS

January 29, 2018

LESTER WAS MY UNCLE WE CALLED HIM PETE I SPOKE WITH HIM EVERY MONTH OR TOO...HE WAS A VERY INTELLIGENT & HONORABLE PERSON . MY MOM LOVED HIM DEARLY.

Mike and Leanne Creighton

December 31, 2017

Sending our deepest sympathy.

Bill &Virginia Meintel

December 31, 2017

With deepest sympathy-Pete was a very kind caring neighbor

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