Bobby Grant Hatch, 83, of Bethel Springs passed away Oct. 6, 2023, at his home. Funeral services were 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Crook Avenue Chapel with Bob Hatch and Patrick Hatch officiating. Burial followed in Cave Springs Cemetery. The family received friends at Crook Avenue from 1-3 p.m. on Monday service time.
He was born July 9, 1940, in Chester County, the son of the late Ulyss G. and Frances Beshires Hatch. He grew up in Silerton and was a 1959 graduate of Bolivar Central High School. After graduation he entered the U.S. Army and served two years. He later joined the TN National Guard and then the Army Reserves-retiring in 2000. He also had earned an Associate of Arts Degree from Jackson State Community College.
He worked for Bell South for 38 years retiring as Network Technician in 2000. He married Patsy Smith Oct. 15, 1993. They made their home in the Masseyville Community. He was an accomplished fisherman and an avid tinkerer. After retirement he volunteered for the Chester County Board of Education doing many maintenance and handyman Jobs. He was a member of the Sanford Hill Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Patsy Darlene Smith Hatch of Bethel Springs; three sons, Bob (Tonya) Hatch of Pelham, Ala., Bruce (Nancy Johnston) Hatch of Millington and Patrick Hatch of Odenville, Ala.; a daughter, Dana (Craig) Venable of Pinson; six grandchildren, Zoë Hatch, Sydney Hatch, Amy Hatch, Damian Hatch, Linsay (Bud) Burkeen and Emily Lipford; two great-grandchildren, Ava Grace Burkeen and Noah Burkeen; one brother, David Hatch of Selmer; and a sister, Emma Hopper of Enville.
