Jack Dempsey Hatcher, 78, of Coal City, WV went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 25, 2015.
He was of the Baptist faith. He was a retired coal miner and a member of the UMWA.
He was born in Dunns, WV and was the eleventh child of the late Luther Martin Hatcher and Amanda Emeline Meador Hatcher. He was also preceded in death by his granddaughter, Amanda Dawn Graham.
He and former wife Sylvia Hatcher had six children, Mary and David Cole of Coolridge WV, Dimpsey and Sandy Hatcher of Mount Hope, WV, Cynthia and Scott Phillips of Tornado WV, Terry and Loretta “Dee” Hatcher of Beckley WV, Sharon Treadway of Beckley, WV and Belinda and Bill Ellison of Coal City WV; he will be missed by his 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren whom he loved.
Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Handley Funeral Home, 439 Phipps Avenue, Danville, WV 25053 with the Rev. Charlie Bolen officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens, Madison.
Viewing for family will be held at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Friends may call from 1 until 2 p.m.