BARBARA D. HATCH
Sept. 14, 1930-June 12, 2016
Barbara Deems Hood Hatch was born in Wayne County to the late William Graham and Gertrude Prince Hood.
Barbara attended Walnut Street, William Street and Goldsboro High schools (class of 1948). She went to Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C., and transferred to East Carolina Teachers College in Greenville, N.C.
She married the late Donald Louis "Buster" Hatch Sr., and they had three children, Donald Louis Hatch Jr. (Elizabeth), Robert Norman Hatch and Julianne Hatch Haynes.
Her late brother, William Graham Hood Jr., and late sister-in-law, Dot, had two children, William Graham Hood III (Vickie) and Gayle Davis (Jeff).
Donald worked for Quaker Oats Co. for 35 years, and they lived in four states.
Barbara taught school in Palatine, Ill., and Dunwoody, Ga.
When they retired, they moved into her birth home in Goldsboro, N.C.
Barbara was active in several churches, including Kingswood United Methodist Church in Dunwoody, Ga. and First Baptist Church in Goldsboro, N.C.
Other groups she joined were Daughters of American Revolution David Williams Chapter, Goldsboro Woman's Club, Goldsboro Garden Club, Wayne County Historical Association, Old Waynesborough Commission and Salvation Army Ladies Auxiliary.
She leaves three wonderful grandchildren, Andy Hatch (Andrea), Alex Haynes (Alison) and Annsley Haynes Mathis (Bo). There are four great-grandchildren, Charlie and Aylin Hatch, Emory and Mary Catherine Haynes.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to First Baptist Church, 125 S. John St., Goldsboro, N.C., 27530, or the Salvation Army, 610 N. William St., Goldsboro, N.C., 27530
The visitation will be at 504 N. Jackson St., Goldsboro, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 15.
The funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday, June 16, at First Baptist Church at 125 S. John St. in Goldsboro. The burial will be at Willow Dale Cemetery following the funeral.
Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. of Goldsboro is serving the family, and online condolences may be sent through www.shumate-faulk.com.
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Published in Obituaries on June 14, 2016 1:49 PM