Hattie Denton

Hattie Denton is the owner of the general store in North Fork. She is the first of the three general store owners shown in The Rifleman, with her last appearance being in Season Three's "Seven" after which she is replaced by Milly Scott.
Hattie is an older woman who lives alone with her cat. She has described herself as lonely, and has said she never had any parentsThe Second Witness.
She is good friends with Lucas, Mark, and Micah. Mark frequently stays with her for her to look after him when Lucas has to leave North Fork. Hattie can be outspoken, voicing her opinions against Lucas when she thinks he is doing something foolish or dangerous, because she doesn't want to see Mark grow up without a father.
The last episode she appears in is the third episode of Season Three, "Seven." In the eighth episode of Season Three ("Miss Milly"), it is revealed that she sold the General Store and moved to Denver to help her sister. Milly Scott then takes over the ownership of the General Store.
==Appearances==
Hattie appears in 16 episodes in Seasons 1-3.
===Season One===
Eight Hours to Die
The Safe Guard
The Sister
New Orleans Menace
The Second Witness
The Challenge
The Woman
The Raid
Boomerang
===Season Two===
Panic
Heller
A Time for Singing
The Vision
The Prodigal
The Fourflusher
===Season Three===
Seven
==Footnotes==
==References==
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Category:Minor characters