Joseph Allen Hatch III

Joseph Allen Hatch III YORK, Pa. - Allen Hatch, 58, passed away Saturday evening, March 26, 2011, at York Hospital in York, Pa. Allen was born June 6, 1952, in Plainview, Texas, to Joseph Allen Hatch Jr. and Edna Belle Kunkel Hatch. He married Suzanne Duller on June 19, 1976, in Dallas. He was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in York, Pa., a graduate of Texas Tech University and a member of Texas Tech Alumni Association. He was the owner of Bay Window Books and was retired from Zurich Insurance Co. A visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. Saturday at Aldersgate United Methodist Church with a memorial service to follow at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Andrea Stephenson officiating. A second memorial will be held for family in Texas at a later date. Allen is survived by his wife, Suzanne; two daughters, Jennifer L. Hatch of York and Kimberly Duus and her husband, Hank, of Newark, Del.; a granddaughter, Madeline Duus; his father and stepmother, Joe and Betty Hatch of Chandler, Texas; a brother, W. Michael Hatch and his wife, Sherita, of Plainview; two stepsisters, Cynthia Kay Mitchell of Abilene and Cyrethia Jean Hughes and her husband, Greg, of Chandler; one nephew, Christopher Hatch of Plainview; a niece, Heather Curtis and her husband, Richard, of San Angelo; one great-niece, Emilee Curtis of San Angelo; two step-nieces, Ashley and Megann Hagmann of Chandler; three step-nephews, Kyle and Ryan Hughes and Joshua Hagmann of Chandler; uncles and aunts, Harley and Mary Hatch, Howard and Leta Hatch, Richard and Edith Sims and Rob and Edna Heflin, all of Plainview, Bobbie Hatch of Lakeview, Daisy and Corkey Langford of Dimmitt, and Richard and Julia Hollis of Clarendon; and a host of cousins, relatives and friends who loved him dearly. Allen was preceded in death by his mother, Edna Kunkel Hatch, in 2002. Memorial contributions may be made to the Allen Hatch Scholarship Fund, to benefit the Dallastown High School Speech and Debate Team, c/o Sovereign Bank, 2690 S. Queen St., York, PA 17402.