James Rubin Hatcher Jr.

James Rubin Hatcher Jr., 66, of Louisville and former resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023. He was a devoted Christian and a loving pepaw to many grandchildren. He was an avid fisherman and was always looking for adventure. He spent most of his career as a well-known, proud stonemason in east Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia. In his later years, when he didn't have a fishing rod in his hands, he was driving trucks, making friends, and hunting for arrowheads. He is proceeded in death by his loving wife, Dianne Hatcher, parents, James Rubin Hatcher, and Edna Iva Lee Hatcher, as well as brothers, Jerry and Edward Hatcher. He is survived by his children, Joshua Hatcher, Justin Hatcher and wife Kenie Marie, Lindsey Gaugh and husband Ian, Lenny White, Casey White, Kelly White and wife Laurie. He has nine grandchildren: Jayleigh and Reagan Hatcher, Liam, Roane, Ivaly and Atlas Gaugh, Landon, Braylon and Lily White. Siblings; Charlotte Breeden, Cynthia Russell, Donna Rogers and Frank Hatcher. His twenty-three nieces and nephews and long time, best friend Chuck Breeden will all miss him dearly. Graveside Memorial will be held on Saturday March 18, 2023, at 10am, Chestuee Cemetery in Benton, Tennessee. We will follow the service with a celebration of life at Mac Point Beach Recreation Area on Ocoee Lake. Friends and family are invited to bring their lawn chairs and fishing rod to celebrate James Rubin Hatcher's life, while doing what he loved to do the most. Visit www. fikefh.com to share condolences and view the memorial tribute. Arrangements entrusted to Fike Randolph & Son Funeral Home of Cleveland.