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- [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 8 Jan 1938.
Mrs. Rebecca Hatcher obituary
- [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 10 Nov 1960.
Leona F. Allen obituary
- [S112] Census, 1930.
Name: Coral H Hatcher
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: District 14, Sevier, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Age: 0
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Estimated Birth Year: 1930
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Enumeration District Number: 0017
Family Number: 90
Sheet Number and Letter: 7A
Line Number: 40
NARA Publication: T626, roll 2271
Film Number: 2342005
Digital Folder Number: 4547919
Image Number: 00948
Household Gender Age
Parent Mass*G M Hatcher M 46
Parent Rebecca J Hatcher F 44
Leonard Hatcher M 24
Rube Hatcher M 19
Josie Hatcher F 14
Eckard Hatcher M 12
Cara Hatcher F 11
Flora Hatcher F 6
Coral H Hatcher M 0
- [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 22 May 2007.
Carl Houston Hatcher
December 30, 1929 - May 22, 2007
Birthplace: Sevier County, Tennessee
Resided In: Sevierville Tennessee USA
Visitation: May 24, 2007
Service: May 24, 2007
Cemetery: Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens
Carl Houston Hatcher, age 77 of Sevierville, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2007.
He was a member and deacon of First Baptist Church, Sevierville and the founder of Carl Hatcher Furniture. Mr. Hatcher was a member of Sevierville City Council for 20 years and served as councilman and vice mayor. He had served as a member on the Board of Directors of Sevier County Electric System and had 24 years on the Board of Directors of Sevier County Utility District, currently as Chairman. He was a veteran on the U.S. Army and served in Korea.
Mr. Hatcher was preceded in death by parents Muncie and Rebecca Hatcher; brothers Lee, Rube, Echard and M.B. Hatcher; sister Josie Ballard.
Survivors:
Wife: Lucille Allen Hatcher
Daughter and Son-in-law: Becky and Marty Duncan
Grandchildren: Justin, Taylor, and Sydney Duncan
Sisters: Cora Chambers and husband Gene, Flora Baker
Several nieces and nephews
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First Baptist Church, Building Fund, 317 Parkway, Sevierville, Tennessee, 37862.
Funeral service 7 PM Thursday at First Baptist Church, Sevierville. Dr. Randy Davis and Rev. Clell King officiating. Family and friends will leave First Baptist Church 9:30 AM Friday in procession to Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens for a 10 AM entombment. The family will receive friends 3-6:30 PM Thursday at First Baptist Church, Sevierville. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)
- [S106] The Mountain Press, 25 May 2007.
Community mourns loss of businessman Carl Hatcher
By: ANGELA WILLIAMS, Staff Writer May 25, 2007
SEVIERVILLE - The Sevierville community lost a significant member Tuesday.
With the passing of Carl Hatcher, the community at large is a poorer place, according to those who knew him.
"Carl not only touched the lives of people in our area, but also anyone who came in contact with him anywhere," general utilities manager Matt Ballard said. "There is a large void now in the community. He will be deeply missed."
Hatcher, the founder of Carl Hatcher Furniture located in downtown Sevierville, served as a member of the Sevierville City Council for 20 years. He was also a long-time member of First Baptist Church in Sevierville.
"I've had the privilege of knowing Carl for years," First Baptist worship leader Scott Andrews said. "There was no better friend of God, no better friend of the church. He was an encourager. He was the kind of person that we as Christians aspire to be.
"He was just an amazing man."
That impact extended from the church to the Sevierville community. Sevierville Mayor Bryan Atchley worked with Hatcher as a member of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
"Carl was one of the easiest people to get to know," Atchley said. "Once he was your friend, he was always going to be your friend. He was one of those people that you never saw in a bad mood. He was upbeat and made an entire room want to pick up its mood."
As vice mayor and alderman, Hatcher exhibited a rare quality.
"He was a great ambassador for the city," Atchley said. "He was one of those people who didn't take a disagreement over an issue personally. He might vote one way and I'd vote another, but once the vote was done, the issue was over. That's a rare quality to find in people."
Hatcher also served as chairman of the utilities board for many years, where he had the opportunity to impact even more lives.
"No matter what the room felt like when Carl walked in, you knew you were about to smile," Ballard said. "He loved life and lived life to the fullest. He was always trying to make sure that people were taken care of. That's the way he conducted the entirety of his life.
"With the utilities board, he wanted to make sure that the people who worked for us were taken good care of, that they had what they needed. It just seemed like he rarely thought of himself."
Hatcher was also Ballard's great-uncle, so his entire life was impacted by Hatcher's touch.
"A friend of mine called earlier and said that this weekend he had been telling a story about Carl," Ballard said. "He just touched everybody. You really don't truly realize what someone means to you until something like this happens.
"If we could all have half the character and integrity that Carl Hatcher had, we'd be a better community because of it."
* awilliams@themountainpress.com
- [S106] The Mountain Press, 7 Jun 2007.
Paying tribute to a dedicated local individual
By: GARY WADE, Guest columnist
June 07, 2007
By May of 1987, my term as the Sevierville mayor had come to an end. Carl Hatcher, the most veteran member of the Board of Aldermen (at that time the longest in city history) and our popular vice mayor, had chosen to retire at the same time.
Instead of a gold watch or a retirement party, our colleagues at City Hall chose to send us off with a "roast." "Thank God, They're Gone!" was the theme of the program. Our friends and families, and many prominent citizens, including Gov. Ned McWherter, gathered at our community center gymnasium to bid us a fun final farewell as Sevierville office holders.
Those board members who had served at our sides (and who did much of the real heavy lifting for the city) were present: Dr. C.P. Wilson and Fred Cate, Geneva Sneed (first woman elected to the board) and Luther Gilbert, all of whom have since passed to their greater reward; Amos Marshall (current record holder for tenure in office); and, of course, Bryan Atchley (today the mayor but then a mere youngster!). Former City Administrator Russell Treadway, former City Recorder Pat Valentine, Chief Robbie Fox and other staff members were kind enough to organize the event.
Over our tenure in office together, we had faced a variety of different and sometimes difficult issues, hoping that our labors might somehow make our community just a little bit better - all with minimal tax revenue in those days and a community wish list a mile long. So a farewell celebration was in order and no one deserved it more than Carl Hatcher.
Of course, Clyde Ownby, Carl's lifelong friend and regular golfing partner, stole the show, recounting a series of practical jokes each had played on the other and leaving the crowd calling for more of the same. Suffice it to say that a good time was had by all.
Today, some 20 years later, I am not embarrassed in the least to express my special affection for Carl - his congenial nature set the tone for our meetings - and, in fact, all of those who during that period committed their time and talents to the Sevierville community. Yes, like all boards, we occasionally disagreed on policy, ways or means, but we were rarely disagreeable and never disrespectful.
The board and the administrative staff earnestly enjoyed each others' company. We were friends in the most meaningful sense of the word. And Carl epitomized friendship.
Easily the most popular of us all, he was always on top when the votes were counted. He loved people and they loved him right back. His smile was infectious and he always aimed to please his constituency. No matter how serious the occasion, Carl inevitably found an element of humor in an effort to lighten the moment.
May 22 marked the end of his time on this earth. At the funeral service, Clyde was magnificent in his tribute to Carl, generating laughter and then tears and then both at the same time. So was Carl's pastor at First Baptist, Randy Davis. He likened the uniquely mischievous and endearing relationship between these two men to that of the legendary (and comical) duo, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, who achieved immortal fame through the movie of the same name.
Carl Hatcher based his existence on three principles. God came first in his life, then family, and then friends. He was indeed a happy man - and heaven is an even happier place for his presence. Our loss is eternity's gain.
-Gary Wade, former mayor of his hometown of Sevierville, is now a justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court.
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