Pastor's Blog

Nellie Jean Hatcher, age 86, a resident of Grand Bay, AL, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 13, 2024. She was born on March 28, 1937, to her loving parents, Floyd Ernest and Virginia Williams Ledlow. She loved her four-legged canine companions and had many puppy dog friends over the years. She also loved fishing, as well as Duke Basketball, Alabama Crimson Tide Football and her main love, Little League Baseball. She was Owner of CJ’s Par 3 Golf Course for many years and worked and retired from the US Postal Service after over 30 years of faithful service. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great-grandmother, who will be missed by all.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Charles Cleveland Hatcher; her parents, Floyd and Virginia Ledlow; her sister, Maggie Ruth McAdory; her brothers, Ernest Ledlow, Raymond Ledlow and Willie Mason Ledlow.

She is survived by her children, Shelia (Melvin) Harris, Chuck (Jamie) Hatcher, Stan (Becky) Hatcher, Steve Hatcher and Vicki (Leslie) Adams; grandchildren, Joseph “Jody” (Kelly) Harris, Jeanna Harris, Keri (Anthony) Watters, Neely (Veronica) Hatcher, Lindsey (TJ) Vice, Marcus (Rachel) Hatcher, Ross (Betty Clair) Hatcher, Ryan (Kayla) Hatcher, Reed (Sarah) Hatcher, Bethany Alcantra, Michael (Christian) Hatcher, Holly (Ayush) Parashar, Jason (Kelly) Adams, Jacob (Alice) Adams, and Kaitlyn (Jonathan) Crawley; sister in-law, Ruby Ledlow; many great grandchildren; great great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and other friends.

Services will be held on Monday, January 15, 2024, at Friendship Baptist Church in Grand Bay, AL at 1:00 p.m. A Visitation will be held from 12 o’clock noon until service time. Interment will follow in Grand Bay Cemetery.