son of Elizabeth Perry & Orin Hatch, married Patty Orilla Sessions
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Dies of Lock - Jaw

Wilder T. Hatch of Byron, Wyo. passed away Monday, caused by stepping on a Rusty Nail.

A telegram was received here Monday, announcing the sad news that Wilder T. Hatch had passed away that morining at his home in Byron, from lock-jaw caused by stepping on a rusty nail. He was only sick about a week.

Deceased was a son of the late Orin Hatch and Elizabeth Perry Hatch and was born in Bountiful about thirty-four years ago.

He spent his boyhood days in Bountiful.

When he was about eighteen years old he left for the Saindwich Islands on a mission, where he spent upwards of four years.

On his return home, he married Miss Patty Sessions of Bountiful who together with four children two girls and two boys - survive him.

They were among the first colonists to settle in Big Horn, having gone there some seven years ago. Deceased was one of the first, if not the first man, to break gound for the first canal that was constructed out in that country.

Funeral services are to be held in Big Horn, after which the remains wil be brought to Bountful for burial.

It is expected that services will also be held in the South Bountiful Meeting House next Sunday afternoon.

(taken from Davis County (Utah) Clipper 1907-10-25)

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Byron, Wyoming, Oct. 28, 1907

The funeral services over the remains of Wilder T. Hatch wee held in the byron meetng house on Wednesdy, Oct. 23rd. It was by far the largest funeral ever held at byron. A group of Sunday school children and the pallbearers headed the procession to the cemetery; followed by forty-one vehicles. The speakers were from byron, Cowley and Lovell.

On Friday, Oct. 25th, the schools in Byron closed and the children turned out in mass, to gether with many of the older citizens to dig, top and haul some sugar beets belonging to the late W.T. Hatch.
(taken from Davis County (Utah) Clipper 1907-11-01)