Clara Lee Faglie Hatcher was born in Monticello on April 3, 1943, to Lottie Bertha Martin Faglie and Eather Tipetts Faglie.
She graduated from Jefferson County High School in 1961 and was married on March 4, 1962, to Raymond Eligha Hatcher, Sr. They had four children together: Raymond Eligha Hatcher, Jr., Kathryn Hatcher Griffin, Mary M. Smith, and Roxann Hatcher. The family moved to Alabama for a time before returning to Monticello.
Later in life, Clara relocated to Niceville, Fla., where she was active in the First Baptist Church on Bayshore for eleven years. She eventually came back to her hometown of Monticello before passing away on March 23, 2021.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her two brothers, Kenneth Martin Faglie and Edwin Clayton Faglie, Sr., and her son, Raymond. She is survived by many family members: her brother, Ned Woodruff Faglie; her daughter, Kathryn (Wayne) of Monticello and grandchildren Christopher Wayne Griffin (Rebekah), and Casey Elaine Griffin; her daughter Mary M. Smith (Mark) of Niceville and grandchildren Jereme, Tiffany, Hannah, Jonathan, Adam, Brittany and Tamiko Smith; her daughter Roxann Hatcher (partner Ricardo Sosa) and grandchildren Victoria Ellen Naughton and Katie Nichole Naughton (fiancé Dominick Plateroti); and grandchildren Stella Hatcher and Randy Hatcher, children of Randy Hatcher, Jr. She is also survived by several great grandchildren: Brody Sloss, Jackson Sloss, McKenzie Sloss, Peyton Smith, Ava Smith, Koko Smith and James Woodard.
Those wishing to join the Celebration of Life on April 3, 2021, for Clara Hatcher, please text or call Roxann at (954) 393-0289 and leave a message for more information. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to her church, First Baptist Church on Bayshore in Niceville, Fla., at https://www.churchonbayshore.org/
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