Paul Everett Hatch, 79, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice Unit. He was born February 17, 1943, in Houston, TX, to Everett and Lucille Sanders Hatch. He was a maintenance electrician and worked several places, including offshores drilling for Exxon and his last work was installing fiber optics at the Bush International Airport in Houston. He was a United States Veteran, serving in the Navy on the USS Marsh in Da Nang, Vietnam. He loved the outdoors, and enjoyed going fishing and camping with his family.

Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 29, at the McNeece-Morris Funeral Home Chapel in Mantachie with Bro. Danny Rushing officiating. Burial will be in the Stephens Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, Juanita Hatch; three sons, Steven Paul Hatch of Houston, TX, Stephen Everett Hatch (Angie) of Mantachie, and Rodney Booth (Sue) of North Port, AL; two daughters, Dawn Lynette Hatch and Andrea Lucille Hatch; a special son-in-law, Eric Rex, all of Houston, TX; a special grand- daughter, Paige Young of Mantachie; fourteen grandchildren; fourteen great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by one son, Mark Andrew Hatch; one brother, Dennis Hatch; one sister, Jeanette Hatch; and his parents.

Visitation will be Friday from 5:00-8:00 p.m. and continue on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until service time at the McNeece-Morris Funeral Home in Mantachie.