Arthur Ernest Hatcher^{[1, 2]}

1924 - 2014  (90 years)

• Name	Arthur Ernest Hatcher
  Born	17 Aug 1924	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	30 Sep 2014	University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [4]
  Buried	4 Oct 2014	Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I112311	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	Walter Edgar Hatcher,   b. 3 Mar 1892, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Apr 1960  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Sarah Alice Everheart,   b. 25 Apr 1896, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Oct 1978  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F10780	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Betty Ruth Lawson,   b. Abt 1932, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Dec 2012  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Married	21 Jul 1951
  Children	+ 1. Kathy Hatcher   2. Arthur Hatcher, Jr.   3. Sheila Hatcher + 4. Lesa Hatcher
  Family ID	F40807	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Aug 1924 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 30 Sep 2014 - University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 4 Oct 2014 - Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 10 Apr 1960. Walter Edgar Hatcher obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 18 Sep 2002. Mary Tine Huskey Lawson obituary [S112] Census, 1930. name: Arthur Hatcher event: Census event date: 1930 event place: District 06, Sevier, Tennessee gender: Male age: 6 marital status: Single race: White birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1924 immigration year: relationship to head of household: Son father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee enumeration district number: 0008 family number: 31 sheet number and letter: 3A line number: 13 nara publication: T626, roll 2271 film number: 2342005 digital folder number: 4547919 image number: 00748 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Walter E Hatcher M 38 Tennessee wife Alice Hatcher F 35 Tennessee daughter Ella Hatcher F 15 Tennessee daughter Myrtle Hatcher F 13 Tennessee son Frank Hatcher M 10 Tennessee son Brodie Hatcher M 8 Tennessee son Arthur Hatcher M 6 Tennessee daughter Mary Hatcher F 3 Tennessee son Avery Hatcher M 1 Tennessee boarder Earl Cooper M 18 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 30 Sep 2014. August 17, 1924 - September 30, 2014 Resided in Sevierville, TN Arthur Ernest Hatcher, Sr, age 90 of Wears Valley, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family at UT Medical Center on Tuesday, September 30, 2014. He was born on August 17, 1924 in Wears Valley and at the age of 5 years began working on the family farm and attended school as much as time allowed. He joined the US Navy at the age of 17 and served until the end of World War II, sailing the South Pacific aboard the USS Weaver DE. After his return from the war he worked at Rails Construction Company and then on July 21, 1951, he married his bride, Betty Ruth Lawson and they both worked at Camel Manufacturing Company, making tents for the US Government. In 1959 he began working at Cherokee Textile Mills where he remained until his retirement in 1989. He was a hard worker who provided well for his family, he was an avid baseball fan – especially the Atlanta Braves, he was a story-teller like no other, and he enjoyed drying fruit and gardening until the time of his death. He loved his family, his children, and his grandchildren, who were the apples of his eye. The most important love of his life was his Savior, Jesus Christ. He was a faithful member of Valley View Baptist Church and he was the first deacon to be ordained at Covemont Baptist Church on December 22, 1956. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Ruth Lawson Hatcher, his parents, Walter and Alice Hatcher, his brothers, John, Frank, Broade and Avery, and his sisters Ella, Myrtle, Mary and Eula Mae. He is survived by: Daughters: Kathy Ogle and husband Dale; and Lesa Hatcher and husband Jeff Son: Arthur Hatcher, Jr. and wife Sheila Grandchildren: Michael Ogle, Tara Grissom and husband Cletus, Lauren Hatcher, Morgan Hatcher, Sandra Krieger and J.J. Krieger Sister: Charlotte Clabo and husband Ben Sisters-in-Law: Agnes Hatcher and Lucile Hatcher, Mary Cogdill, Alice Cooper, Pat Rogers and husband Lawrence. A host of nieces and nephews Extended family Ken, Angie and Benjamin Scruggs, James and Penny Huskey. A special thanks to Music Outlet, Country Mill Crafts and Antiques, and Reagans Country Candy Kitchen for your kindness and understanding. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Valley View Baptist Church Building Fund, Attn: Pansy Clabo, 3639 Valley View Road, Sevierville, TN 37862. Funeral service will be held at 7:00pm on Friday, October 3 at Valley View Baptist Church in Wears Valley with Dr. Preston Joslin officiating, and eulogy by nephew, Curtis Clabo. Graveside service will be held at 10:00am on Saturday at Mattox Cemetery with American Legion Post #104 to provide military honors. The family will receive friends from 5-7pm Friday on October 3 at Valley View Baptist Church, 2219 Little Cove Road, Sevierville, TN 37862. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)