Laura Hatcher

HATCHER, Laura F., was born to Charles and Elizabeth Trunnell in Washington, D.C. on May 4, 1918 while Charles was fighting in France during WWI. She shared time in her youth between their home on the banks of the Potomac River and her grandmother's house in Georgetown. She loved both locations with fond memories of her wooden canoe she kept at the river. In 1942 she enlisted in the Women's Army Corps (WAC'S). She was stationed in Tooele, Utah at the Dougway Proving Grounds, when she met Jesse R. Hatcher. They wed on June 17, 1944. She remained married to "Hatch" until his death in 1983. They had three sons, Roger, Mike and Mark. Roger (Evelyn) has one daughter and two sons, Paul (Cathy), has daughters Kate and Megan, Laura Allen (Rob) has son, Mason and daughter, Lila, son, Will will soon wed Jo Davis. Mike (Roberta) has one daughter, Heather Dunn (Marty) - Heather renamed her grandmother "Googie" as a name we use today, two stepchildren, Cindy and Jason, and two grandchildren, Tyler and Kati. Mark has two children, Jay and Michelle, and two grandchildren, Noah and Zachary. Laura worked hard raising her children and working for the federal government in many capacities. She finally retired from the U.S. Postal Service in 1983. She loved to travel, garden and was skilled at many forms of needlework, including, quilting. She was a loving mother who will be missed by her family. Her ashes will be interred with her husband's ashes at Arlington National Cemetery.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.