Hattie was born on October 14, 1920, in Ada, Oklahoma. She married Melvin Wiggins in 1935. They lived in Oklahoma and Texas before following the Great Migration to California. After living in Newhall, Hawthorne, and Ojai, they settled in Oxnard and began Wiggins Lift Co., Inc., a heavy machinery manufacturing company, making forklifts for the agricultural industry. Wiggins Lift grew to provide innovative and customized forklifts to the marine, agriculture, military, yard, and mining industries. Mel passed away in 1989, and Hattie continued working at the company every day until this year.
Hattie is survived by a son, Michael and his wife, Nancy; a daughter Darleen, and her husband, Paul; four grandchildren, Michele, Dana, Melissa and Michael; eight great-grandchildren, Micah, Cayman, Alexa, Maya, Grayson, Cody, Kennedy and Holland.
A memorial service will be held at the Church of Christ, 5401 Bryn Mawr Drive, in Ventura, on Wednesday, November 28th, at 12:30 pm, followed by burial at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, in Ventura.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Ted Mayr Funeral Home, 3150 Loma Vista Road, Ventura. Condolences may be sent to TedMayrFuneralHome.com.
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