Walter Floyd Hatfield, 86, of Wamego, Kansas, died Sunday, October 27, 2024, at Wellsprings of Westmoreland.
Floyd was born March 14, 1938, in Wamego, the son of Albert Dewey and Pearl (Randall) Hatfield. He attended grade school and graduated in 1956 from Northeast High School in Lincoln, Nebraska. Floyd served in the United States Navy and was a radarman petty officer second class, stationed out of Pearl Harbor on the U.S.S. Haverfield.
After his military service, Floyd attended the Weaver Airline Personnel School and then worked for twenty-six years as a ticket agent and baggage handler for Frontier Airlines. He worked for four years in Lincoln and then transferred to Mesa, Arizona. He left the airline business in 1986. He then did vocational skill training at Maricopa Community College in apartment maintenance and commercial electrician and worked as a maintenance man until his retirement at the age of sixty-five. He moved to Pine, Arizona and then in 2011 back to Wamego. For the last fourteen years, Floyd lived with his niece, Sally Morrill, her husband Kevin, and their family.
Floyd had a passion for genealogy and not only worked his own family trees, but also the trees of many other families. He enjoyed woodworking and photography. He was known for his photographs of flowers and cactus plants. Floyd also collected model airplanes and cars. He attended Mill Creek Baptist Church.
Floyd is survived by Sally and Kevin Morrill, Wamego, as well as many other nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and his siblings, Ivan Hatfield, Junior Hatfield, Virgil Hatfield, and Sarah Mayfield.
A graveside inurnment with military honors will be held at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, in Lincoln, Nebraska, at a future date. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Wabaunsee County Historical Society, and those may be sent in care of Campanella and Stewart Funeral Home in Wamego. Online condolences may be made at www.campanellastewart.com.
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