James Hatley

James Lee Hatley, 81, of Savannah, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 13, the son of the late Jim Aredell Hatley and Dora Lee Gray Hatley.
He was united to marriage to Mary Lou Hunt who preceded him in death.
He attended Walker Elementary School and graduated from Central High School in 1963. He served his country in the U.S. Army from 1964 to 1967. He then moved to Texas where he worked in attic insulation and was also an on the road truck driver for North American Van Lines. He returned to Hardin County in 1981 and worked 10-15 years stocking factory vending machines and sometimes at the store Super Mini. Later he worked for 18 years at Aqua Glass as a yardspotter on the graveyard shift. He was of Baptist belief.
He is survived by his daughters, Carol Ann Hatley Bullock and Debbie Forsythe; son, Steve Hunt; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and sister, Peg Cotner; and brother-in-law, Johnny Cotner.
In addition to his parents and his wife, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Tina Jones; daughter-in-law, Sherry Hunt; son-in-law, David Forsythe; brother, Roberty Hatley; nephew, Jeffrey Hatley; and great-granddaughter, Mary Avalynn Hunt.
A graveside service was held on Sunday, Nov. 17, at Memory Gardens in Savannah, with Mike Anderson officiating.