Richard Edwin Hatch, 77, of Beaumont, died Saturday, October 15, 2005 at Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth.
A native of Pipestone, Minnesota, he had been a resident of Beaumont since 1963. Richard taught at Thomas Jefferson in Port Arthur until 1969 and had retired from Vidor Independent School District in 1992 and was a United States World War II Navy veteran.
Survivors include his daughters, Mary Griffin Folsom and her husband James of Mauriceville and Mona Rash of Beaumont; sisters, Evelyn Sefkow of San Diego, California; grandchildren, Mary Elizabeth Griffin of Nederland, Monica Eileen Elliott and her husband Tom of Mauriceville and Timothy Charles Raffield and his wife Danielle of Katy; great grandchildren, Joshua Hentrich, Casey Bingham, Jesse Bingham, Colin Raffield, Caitlin Raffield, Dylan Luke Miller and Benjamin Thomas Elliott; and numerous nieces and nephews.
His wife of thirty-seven years, Bessie Smith Hatch; his brothers, Leon Hatch, Paul Hatch, Joe Hatch and Donald Hatch, preceded him in death.
A memorial service will be 3:00 P. M. Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at Broussard’s Crematorium, 5150 Stivers, Beaumont, Texas 77705.
