Leon Henry Hattermann was born in Borden, Texas on December 28, 1936. He went home to be with the Lord on November 14, 2022, at age 85. Leon was named after his one and only sister Leona. She chose his name by asking their parents to take the "a" off of her name.
He started Borden School at age 5 and graduated from Weimar High School in 1954 as the youngest boy in his class. When Leon was in the 7th grade, he bought a tractor that had been on fire for $200. He used this tractor to start mowing highways around his sophomore year. He was one of the first to use shredders. Around the time he got out of High School, the mowing was turned over to a county employee rather than private citizens. Due to the respect he earned from the county supervisor, he was given a bookkeeping job.
He was active in the FFA and had the Grand Champion Steer in 7th grade. He also raised and showed hogs.
At age 19, he joined the Army on June 6, 1957. He was assigned to the Army Artillery Unit as an acting sergeant in FT Hood, TX. During his service, he left New York Harbor on Pearl Harbor Day in 1957 and spent two years in Germany. Because he had worked in supply for the Highway Department, his MOS was in service and he was assigned to ration breakdown in an artillery outfit.
In 1959, Leon returned and continued to raise hogs, chickens, and cattle on the family farm. The farm grew to an active poultry and livestock farm with 84,000 chickens, ten sprawling hen houses, 50,000 eggs per day, and seven miles of conveyor belts to carry them from cage to packing machine.
On June 23, 1963, Leon married Alice Ann Baumbach in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Freyberg, TX. They were active members of the Weimar United Church of Christ (now Weimar United Church). He served on the building committee that built the current church building and the parsonage. He also served on the Church Council several times.
Leon served on the Colorado County Farm Bureau Board for over 50 years and on some national and state committees. He received the lifetime Pioneer Award. Leon enjoyed participating in Ag in the classroom. He helped to reach 9 counties and 4000 children with agriculture information through his service. He also served on the Weimar ISD School Board for 18 years and on the Girl Scout Council.
After over 45 years in the egg business, he downsized to selling free-range eggs at the Bayou City Farmer's Market in Houston, TX. There he enjoyed entertaining the customers and meeting new people. Everyone knew him as the "egg man" who had a welcoming smile and a sharp sense of humor.
He lived an amazing life full of love and generosity. He shared his heart with his family, community, church, and all the people he came in contact with.
He is preceded in death by Henrietta and George Hattermann (parents), Alice Hattermann (wife), Leona Balzer Lyons (sister), Arnold Balzer (Brother-in-law), Clyde Lyons (Brother-in-law), and Mick Eckert (Son-in-law).
He is survived by one niece, Carolyn Howard and her husband John of Lago Vista, TX, three daughters: Janet Mandeville and her husband Kurt of Austin, TX, Sharon Eckert of Celina, TX, and Cindy Cooper and her husband Jim of Cedar Park, TX. He is known as Popo to six grandchildren: Jordan Higgins, her husband Cody, Jared Eckert, his wife Danielle, Morgan and Nathan Mandeville, Ali Cooper and David Cooper, and four great-grandchildren: Lawson, Riley, Hunter, and Colt Higgins. Special friend Jackie Marak-Bartosh of Weimar.
Services will be Saturday, November 19, 2022, at 3:00 PM at Weimar United Church in Weimar, Texas with Rev. Jimmy Watson officiating. Visitation will be on Friday, November 18, 2022, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Henneke Funeral Home in Columbus, Texas and at church on Saturday from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
Burial will be at Masonic Cemetery in Weimar, Texas. Pallbearers are John Howard, Kurt Mandeville, Jim Cooper, Cody Higgins, Jared Eckert, Nathan Mandeville, and David Cooper.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Weimar FFA Alumni Scholarship Fund, ℅ Hill Bank and Trust, PO Box 157, Weimar, TX 78962, or Weimar United Church, 403 W Main Street, Weimar, TX 78962, or Colorado County Farm Bureau, 1480 Walnut Street, Columbus, TX 78934.
He started Borden School at age 5 and graduated from Weimar High School in 1954 as the youngest boy in his class. When Leon was in the 7th grade, he bought a tractor that had been on fire for $200. He used this tractor to start mowing highways around his sophomore year. He was one of the first to use shredders. Around the time he got out of High School, the mowing was turned over to a county employee rather than private citizens. Due to the respect he earned from the county supervisor, he was given a bookkeeping job.
He was active in the FFA and had the Grand Champion Steer in 7th grade. He also raised and showed hogs.
At age 19, he joined the Army on June 6, 1957. He was assigned to the Army Artillery Unit as an acting sergeant in FT Hood, TX. During his service, he left New York Harbor on Pearl Harbor Day in 1957 and spent two years in Germany. Because he had worked in supply for the Highway Department, his MOS was in service and he was assigned to ration breakdown in an artillery outfit.
In 1959, Leon returned and continued to raise hogs, chickens, and cattle on the family farm. The farm grew to an active poultry and livestock farm with 84,000 chickens, ten sprawling hen houses, 50,000 eggs per day, and seven miles of conveyor belts to carry them from cage to packing machine.
On June 23, 1963, Leon married Alice Ann Baumbach in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Freyberg, TX. They were active members of the Weimar United Church of Christ (now Weimar United Church). He served on the building committee that built the current church building and the parsonage. He also served on the Church Council several times.
Leon served on the Colorado County Farm Bureau Board for over 50 years and on some national and state committees. He received the lifetime Pioneer Award. Leon enjoyed participating in Ag in the classroom. He helped to reach 9 counties and 4000 children with agriculture information through his service. He also served on the Weimar ISD School Board for 18 years and on the Girl Scout Council.
After over 45 years in the egg business, he downsized to selling free-range eggs at the Bayou City Farmer's Market in Houston, TX. There he enjoyed entertaining the customers and meeting new people. Everyone knew him as the "egg man" who had a welcoming smile and a sharp sense of humor.
He lived an amazing life full of love and generosity. He shared his heart with his family, community, church, and all the people he came in contact with.
He is preceded in death by Henrietta and George Hattermann (parents), Alice Hattermann (wife), Leona Balzer Lyons (sister), Arnold Balzer (Brother-in-law), Clyde Lyons (Brother-in-law), and Mick Eckert (Son-in-law).
He is survived by one niece, Carolyn Howard and her husband John of Lago Vista, TX, three daughters: Janet Mandeville and her husband Kurt of Austin, TX, Sharon Eckert of Celina, TX, and Cindy Cooper and her husband Jim of Cedar Park, TX. He is known as Popo to six grandchildren: Jordan Higgins, her husband Cody, Jared Eckert, his wife Danielle, Morgan and Nathan Mandeville, Ali Cooper and David Cooper, and four great-grandchildren: Lawson, Riley, Hunter, and Colt Higgins. Special friend Jackie Marak-Bartosh of Weimar.
Services will be Saturday, November 19, 2022, at 3:00 PM at Weimar United Church in Weimar, Texas with Rev. Jimmy Watson officiating. Visitation will be on Friday, November 18, 2022, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Henneke Funeral Home in Columbus, Texas and at church on Saturday from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
Burial will be at Masonic Cemetery in Weimar, Texas. Pallbearers are John Howard, Kurt Mandeville, Jim Cooper, Cody Higgins, Jared Eckert, Nathan Mandeville, and David Cooper.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Weimar FFA Alumni Scholarship Fund, ℅ Hill Bank and Trust, PO Box 157, Weimar, TX 78962, or Weimar United Church, 403 W Main Street, Weimar, TX 78962, or Colorado County Farm Bureau, 1480 Walnut Street, Columbus, TX 78934.
Leon Henry Hattermann was born in Borden, Texas on December 28, 1936. He went home to be with the Lord on November 14, 2022, at age 85. Leon was named after his one and only sister Leona. She chose his name by asking their parents to take the "a" off of her name.
He started Borden School at age 5 and graduated from Weimar High School in 1954 as the youngest boy in his class. When Leon was in the 7th grade, he bought a tractor that had been on fire for $200. He used this tractor to start mowing highways around his sophomore year. He was one of the first to use shredders. Around the time he got out of High School, the mowing was turned over to a county employee rather than private citizens. Due to the respect he earned from the county supervisor, he was given a bookkeeping job.
He was active in the FFA and had the Grand Champion Steer in 7th grade. He also raised and showed hogs.
At age 19, he joined the Army on June 6, 1957. He was assigned to the Army Artillery Unit as an acting sergeant in FT Hood, TX. During his service, he left New York Harbor on Pearl Harbor Day in 1957 and spent two years in Germany. Because he had worked in supply for the Highway Department, his MOS was in service and he was assigned to ration breakdown in an artillery outfit.
In 1959, Leon returned and continued to raise hogs, chickens, and cattle on the family farm. The farm grew to an active poultry and livestock farm with 84,000 chickens, ten sprawling hen houses, 50,000 eggs per day, and seven miles of conveyor belts to carry them from cage to packing machine.
On June 23, 1963, Leon married Alice Ann Baumbach in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Freyberg, TX. They were active members of the Weimar United Church of Christ (now Weimar United Church). He served on the building committee that built the current church building and the parsonage. He also served on the Church Council several times.
Leon served on the Colorado County Farm Bureau Board for over 50 years and on some national and state committees. He received the lifetime Pioneer Award. Leon enjoyed participating in Ag in the classroom. He helped to reach 9 counties and 4000 children with agriculture information through his service. He also served on the Weimar ISD School Board for 18 years and on the Girl Scout Council.
After over 45 years in the egg business, he downsized to selling free-range eggs at the Bayou City Farmer's Market in Houston, TX. There he enjoyed entertaining the customers and meeting new people. Everyone knew him as the "egg man" who had a welcoming smile and a sharp sense of humor.
He lived an amazing life full of love and generosity. He shared his heart with his family, community, church, and all the people he came in contact with.
He is preceded in death by Henrietta and George Hattermann (parents), Alice Hattermann (wife), Leona Balzer Lyons (sister), Arnold Balzer (Brother-in-law), Clyde Lyons (Brother-in-law), and Mick Eckert (Son-in-law).
He is survived by one niece, Carolyn Howard and her husband John of Lago Vista, TX, three daughters: Janet Mandeville and her husband Kurt of Austin, TX, Sharon Eckert of Celina, TX, and Cindy Cooper and her husband Jim of Cedar Park, TX. He is known as Popo to six grandchildren: Jordan Higgins, her husband Cody, Jared Eckert, his wife Danielle, Morgan and Nathan Mandeville, Ali Cooper and David Cooper, and four great-grandchildren: Lawson, Riley, Hunter, and Colt Higgins. Special friend Jackie Marak-Bartosh of Weimar.
Services will be Saturday, November 19, 2022, at 3:00 PM at Weimar United Church in Weimar, Texas with Rev. Jimmy Watson officiating. Visitation will be on Friday, November 18, 2022, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Henneke Funeral Home in Columbus, Texas and at church on Saturday from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
Burial will be at Masonic Cemetery in Weimar, Texas. Pallbearers are John Howard, Kurt Mandeville, Jim Cooper, Cody Higgins, Jared Eckert, Nathan Mandeville, and David Cooper.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Weimar FFA Alumni Scholarship Fund, ℅ Hill Bank and Trust, PO Box 157, Weimar, TX 78962, or Weimar United Church, 403 W Main Street, Weimar, TX 78962, or Colorado County Farm Bureau, 1480 Walnut Street, Columbus, TX 78934.
He started Borden School at age 5 and graduated from Weimar High School in 1954 as the youngest boy in his class. When Leon was in the 7th grade, he bought a tractor that had been on fire for $200. He used this tractor to start mowing highways around his sophomore year. He was one of the first to use shredders. Around the time he got out of High School, the mowing was turned over to a county employee rather than private citizens. Due to the respect he earned from the county supervisor, he was given a bookkeeping job.
He was active in the FFA and had the Grand Champion Steer in 7th grade. He also raised and showed hogs.
At age 19, he joined the Army on June 6, 1957. He was assigned to the Army Artillery Unit as an acting sergeant in FT Hood, TX. During his service, he left New York Harbor on Pearl Harbor Day in 1957 and spent two years in Germany. Because he had worked in supply for the Highway Department, his MOS was in service and he was assigned to ration breakdown in an artillery outfit.
In 1959, Leon returned and continued to raise hogs, chickens, and cattle on the family farm. The farm grew to an active poultry and livestock farm with 84,000 chickens, ten sprawling hen houses, 50,000 eggs per day, and seven miles of conveyor belts to carry them from cage to packing machine.
On June 23, 1963, Leon married Alice Ann Baumbach in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Freyberg, TX. They were active members of the Weimar United Church of Christ (now Weimar United Church). He served on the building committee that built the current church building and the parsonage. He also served on the Church Council several times.
Leon served on the Colorado County Farm Bureau Board for over 50 years and on some national and state committees. He received the lifetime Pioneer Award. Leon enjoyed participating in Ag in the classroom. He helped to reach 9 counties and 4000 children with agriculture information through his service. He also served on the Weimar ISD School Board for 18 years and on the Girl Scout Council.
After over 45 years in the egg business, he downsized to selling free-range eggs at the Bayou City Farmer's Market in Houston, TX. There he enjoyed entertaining the customers and meeting new people. Everyone knew him as the "egg man" who had a welcoming smile and a sharp sense of humor.
He lived an amazing life full of love and generosity. He shared his heart with his family, community, church, and all the people he came in contact with.
He is preceded in death by Henrietta and George Hattermann (parents), Alice Hattermann (wife), Leona Balzer Lyons (sister), Arnold Balzer (Brother-in-law), Clyde Lyons (Brother-in-law), and Mick Eckert (Son-in-law).
He is survived by one niece, Carolyn Howard and her husband John of Lago Vista, TX, three daughters: Janet Mandeville and her husband Kurt of Austin, TX, Sharon Eckert of Celina, TX, and Cindy Cooper and her husband Jim of Cedar Park, TX. He is known as Popo to six grandchildren: Jordan Higgins, her husband Cody, Jared Eckert, his wife Danielle, Morgan and Nathan Mandeville, Ali Cooper and David Cooper, and four great-grandchildren: Lawson, Riley, Hunter, and Colt Higgins. Special friend Jackie Marak-Bartosh of Weimar.
Services will be Saturday, November 19, 2022, at 3:00 PM at Weimar United Church in Weimar, Texas with Rev. Jimmy Watson officiating. Visitation will be on Friday, November 18, 2022, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Henneke Funeral Home in Columbus, Texas and at church on Saturday from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
Burial will be at Masonic Cemetery in Weimar, Texas. Pallbearers are John Howard, Kurt Mandeville, Jim Cooper, Cody Higgins, Jared Eckert, Nathan Mandeville, and David Cooper.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Weimar FFA Alumni Scholarship Fund, ℅ Hill Bank and Trust, PO Box 157, Weimar, TX 78962, or Weimar United Church, 403 W Main Street, Weimar, TX 78962, or Colorado County Farm Bureau, 1480 Walnut Street, Columbus, TX 78934.
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