James Bradley Hatley
1938 - 2024
From the Jul 2, 2024 e-EditionMILAN - Mr. James (Jim) Bradley Hatley died Thursday, June 20.
Mr. Hatley was a retired high school teacher/coach, including in McKenzie, and a Marine Corps veteran. He was born on January 18, 1938, to the late Melvin Hatley and Mary Inez Hatley-Dail, in Camden. Besides his parents, James is preceded in death by his wife, Sarah C Hatley; sister, Helen Marie Hatley; and son, Timothy W. Hatley.
He is survived by children, Kimberly A Jones of Hickman, Kentucky, Jennifer L Fields of Bradford, Tenn., Jim Hatley (Roxanne) of McKenzie, Tenn., Amanda "AJ" Hatley of Milan, Tenn.; grandchildren, Felicia Fields, Brandon Hatley, Carlee Oglesby (Nate), Dalton Hatley, and Heaven Hatley; and a sister, Joyce Ann Hampton (Thomas) of Pensacola, Florida.
Funeral services were Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at Bodkin Funeral Home with burial in Hopewell Cemetery in Lavinia.
Bodkin Funeral Home, Milan.
In the e-Edition
McKenzie Banner July 2, 2024
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