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Velma Cleo (Hatfield) Jagger


Velma Cleo (Hatfield) Jagger, age 101, of Baltimore, formerly Centerburg, OH, passed away September 25, 2019. Born in 1918 to Clyde and Pearl (Hall) Hatfield, she was the salutatorian of her 1936 graduating class of Hartford High School, member of the Lock Federated Church and a retiree of Mount Vernon Developmental Center. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Hubert Dale Jagger; grandson, Trevor A. Purdy; parents; brother, Carlos Hatfield; and sister, Letha (Hatfield) VanRhoden. She is survived by four children, Mary Susan (Carl) Holbrook, Stephen Lewis (Judy) Jagger, Dale Aubrey (Dona) Jagger and Rowena (Bradley) Kyle; 18 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren. Mrs. Jagger is the last of the greatest generation who could be found either working on the family farm or in the house preparing a meal for a family gathering. She touched many lives as a Sunday School teacher at the Lock Federated Church. She will be remembered for being a warm loving kind wife and mother who always had a smile to share with others. Family will remember her best for the crescent and cinnamon rolls that she prepared for every family holiday. Funeral service was September 30, 2019, at the Lock Federated Church, Centerburg. Burial followed at the Lock Cemetery.

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