Margaret Beth Hatcher

Funeral services for Margaret Beth Hatcher, 72, of Gainesville, are set for 4:00 PM Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Don Yeager officiating. No visitation is planned.

Mrs. Hatcher passed away Thursday, November 19, 2009 at the Presbyterian Hospital of Denton.

She was born October 29, 1937 in Cooke County to Jack and Bertha Cotten Elkins.

Mrs. Hatcher is survived by her husband Jim J. Hatcher, her brother and sister in law Maurice and Daisy Elkins of Denton, her Nephew Steve Stone of Keller and her Niece Candice Stone of Irving. She taught school in Waco and in Gainesville for over 40 years.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her 2 sons Matt and Jeff Hatcher and her brother Jack Elkins.

Pallbearers will be Frank Manich, Gary Hanks, Belvin Harris, Larry Sullivant, Bill Sullivant and John Walterscheid. Honorary pallbearers will be Trudy Hanks, Louise Manich, Tammy Rimmer, Renae Ortowski, Bobbi Beck and Sue Bloodworth.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Home Hospice of Cooke County or the First United Methodist Church Building Fund.