Gene "Toot" Hatcher, age 77, died peacefully in his home on October 13th 2024 surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer.

Toot was born on October 24th 1946 in Lenior County to Brosiah and Dorthy Hatcher. Toot was drafted into the Army in 1967 where he served 2 years in Washington.

Toot is survived by his wife, Beatrice Hatcher; sons Gene (Krystal) Hatcher and Bro (Jessica) Hatcher; daughters Chasity (Ryan) Beddingfield and Holly Hatcher; extended daughter, Wendy (Lewis) Daniels; his grandchildren, Kaine, Danica, Nadia, Ari, Aidan, Ryker, Rivers, Kerstyn, Sevanah, Ryley, Ryan, Kryssy, Chaysen, Anthony and Luke; and his great granddaughter, Ivory. Toot was proceeded in death by his parents Brosiah and Dorthy Hatcher; son Bradley Hatcher; brothers Tiny Hatcher and Ronnie Hatcher; and sisters Peggy Dail and Janice Quinn.

Toot lived a life full of laughter and was devoted to spending time with his family and life-long friends. Some of his greatest joys included fishing, hosting cookouts and playing cards. If you ever came to the house and wanted to find Toot, everyone knew to go to the building and you would find him cooking fish stew, turtle, roasting oysters or frying fish. He fed the crowd many of times. If you ever went fishing with Toot, you better be ready to lose a dollar. There was always a bet on who would catch the biggest fish and without a doubt, he would be the winner. When it came to catching the most fish, he was bound to win because he would stick his fishing partner in the middle of the creek, and he would fish the edge. It was almost always a guarantee that one person on the boat would unwillingly go swimming before the fishing trip was over. In Toot's earlier years, he enjoyed riding dirt bikes, motorcycles and horses. So many memories were made with family and friends on the back of a horse on the "Wattey Horn Road" and different trail rides. Toot will be remembered by his contagious laughter and the love he had for his family and friends.

All services will be private.

Community Funeral Home of Beulaville is honored to serve the Hatcher family.