Thomas Hatchett Obituary

Thomas L. Hatchett, age 78 of Dublin, passed away on Monday, May 4, 2015. Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Christ Episcopal Church of Dublin. The Rev. Dr. James A. Johnson will officiate. The final resting place will be in the garden columbarium of Christ Episcopal Church. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening from 6:00PM until 8:00PM at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home.In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Dublin-Laurens Co. Humane Society, 618 Firetower Rd., Dublin, GA 31021 or to Christ Episcopal Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 417, Dublin, GA 31040.

Tom was born in Columbiana, AL in 1937 to the late B.F. and Dorothy S. Hatchett. He attended Auburn University and Emory School of Dentistry, graduating in 1961. Tom always loved dentistry, his practice, and his patients. Another one of Tom's greatest loves was for his farm, where he enjoyed raising Black Angus cattle that he often called ""His Girls"". He was often quoted as saying he was a ""part-time dentist to support his full-time farming habit.""After retiring from his dental practice in 1998, Tom and his wife moved to Durango, CO where he continued practicing dentistry for the native tribes in the area working for the Indian Health Services. Tom and Hersha moved back to Dublin in 2010. Tom continued his hobbies of blacksmithing and jewelry making until forced by illness to give it up. He loved working with his hands and was very talented, making some beautiful pieces. Tom was a member of the Christ Episcopal Church of Dublin and a past member of the Dublin Rotary.

He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Hersha Hatchett of Dublin; sons, Tommy (Missy) Hatchett of Demorest, GA and Matt (Kim) Hatchett of Dublin; daughter, Holly Hatchett of North Augusta, SC; step-son, Jim (Heather) Phillips of Franklin, TN; stepdaughters, Chris (Wallace) Smith of Durango, CO and Meeka (Don) Worthley of Savannah; grandchildren, Collier Hatchett of Atlanta, Bo Hatchett of Macon, Ben Hatchett of Columbus, Hart, Will, and Dory Hatchett of Clarkesville and Emily and Camille Hatchett of Dublin; brother, Frank (Jeannie) Hatchett of Florence, AL; sisters, Ann Cheney and Betty (Gary) Weir, both of Montgomery, AL and several nieces and nephews. Please visit www.townsendfuneralhome.com to sign the online memorial register.