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Celebration of Life

Home Going Celebration for Berlene Hatcher

Submitted by Pastor on 13 May 2022

         A Celebration of Life for        

 

Berlene Hatcher

 

    

 

Sunrise

 April 2, 1947

  

         Sunset

     April 30, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Saturday ~ May 14, 2022

Viewing:  11:00 AM      Service:  12:00 PM

 

 

 

Greater Framingham Community Church

44 Franklin Street, Framingham, MA  01702

Rev. Dr. J. Anthony Lloyd, Pastor

 

 

Order of Service

Musical Prelude…..………………………………..Carrie King-Woodson

The Processional………………...Clergy, Ministers, Deacons and Family

Congregational Hymn………….How Great Thou Art…..……….............

Invocation…………………………………...Minister Beverly Thompson

Old Testament Scripture…......Isaiah 41:10……….............Leslie McCain

 

New Testament Scripture…....Romans 8:28……......Deacon Lynn Moore

 

Musical Blessing…………...Trouble In My Way…….Carrie King-Woodson

Prayer of Consolation…………………………………...Rev. Dick Keyes

Obituary…………………………………………………….Read Silently

Poem…………………………………………...Read by Danielle Hatcher

Remarks……………………………………………………………Family

Musical Blessing..…………Going Up Yonder….Carrie King-Woodson

Eulogy………………………………………..Rev. Dr. J. Anthony Lloyd

Recessional..…………………I’ll Fly Away…….……………………….

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Obituary

Berlene Hatcher, age 75, died of natural causes on April 30,2022. She is survived by her three children, Eric, Kevin, and Danielle, who made up the entirety of her world. She was supportive and caring in every way imaginable as could often be seen through the distinctive cheering and encouragement that she proudly displayed while attending their many sporting events, recitals, and activities. Blessed by her motherly oversight, her children did not want for much especially as it pertained to being assured that they were loved to the fullest extent.

 

Berlene was the youngest of 10 children born to Owen D. Hatchel and Tempie S. Hatcher. Berlene was a 1965 graduate of Pamlico County Central High School where she was an excellent student, played basketball, and drove a school bus part time.

 

She went on to attend North Carolina Central University and later attended Beauty Culture School. She was a self-taught avid pianist who began playing the piano for churches at the early age of 10 and continued playing and leading choirs for the majority of her adulthood.

 

Berlene was an honest, genuine, quick witted and a competitive speller who loved a good game of Scrabble as well as solving thousands of crossword puzzles. Berlene spent years working in the education field in a multitude of roles before retiring in 2017 from Boston Public Schools.

 

Besides her children, Berlene is survived by two siblings, Robert Hatchel (Katie) and Barbara Anne Fisher (Roy Lee), grandchildren Leslie McCain, Jayna Hatcher, Givanna Hatcher, Mya Hatcher, Kevin Hatcher Jr., Eija Hatcher , Evan Santos, daughter in-laws Evelyn Hatcher and Amy Hatcher  and several nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.

 

Preceding her in death are her siblings William Earl Hatcher, James Henry Hatchel, Harold L. Hatchel, Owen D. Hatchel Jr., Annie B. Hatchel, John S. Hatcher, and her twin sister Gerlene Hatcher.

 

 

 

Pallbearers

Eric Hatcher       Kevin Hatcher       Derek Moore

Jelani Campbell       Evan Santos     

 

 

Our Gratitude

Thank you all for coming to celebrate our mom with us. She will always be with us in the way we do things and see life.  She held a special place for everyone she met. We sincerely thank you for coming to be with us as we think about her and remember what she means to us. 

 

Arrangements by:

Advantage Funeral and Cremation Services of Massachusetts

318 Union Avenue

Framingham, MA  01702

 

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