Lester Gene Hatfield

Lester Gene Hatfield, 91, of Conway died Feb. 18, 2017. A well-known artist and art professor, Hatfield graduated from Arkansas State Teachers College (now UCA), where he worked until retirement in 1985. UCA named him Professor Emeritus in 1995. He also received the Arkansas Arts Council Governor's Award for Lifetime Achievement and was featured by AETN in "Arkansas Men and Women of Distinction." A World War II Army veteran, he received a Purple Heart, the Bronze Star and a Medal of Meritorious Conduct. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nicole. Survivors include their children, Hadrian and Helene Hatfield of Derwood, Md., Marc and Leigh Hatfield of Loveland, Colo., and Mathilda Hatfield of Conway; five grandchildren, Cedric Hatfield of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Loic Hatfield of Derwood, Harrison Hatfield and Caroline Hatfield of Denver and Heath Hatfield of Loveland; a sister, Myra Hatfield Adams Edmondson of Alexandria, Va.; a niece, Gretchen Adams Miller; nephews Richard and Ken Hatfield; and extended family in France. Arrangements are by Roller-McNutt Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Gene Hatfield Art Scholarship Fund or the Nicole Wable Hatfield International Study Scholarship Fund at UCA. Online Guestbook available at www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/conway.