John Vernon Hatten Sr., 59

HARRINGTON - John Vernon Hatten Sr., formerly of Huntington, W.V., died Friday, Dec. 26, 2008, in his home, from battling lung cancer. He was 59. Mr. Hatten was born on Feb. 18, 1949, in West Virginia, the son of the late Cecil and Rena Hatten. John was a retired landscaper, and he also worked many years at Perdue Feed Mill in Bridgeville. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and Dave Hatten; and two sisters, Mary Ruth Barnett and Grace Hamilton. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Shirley Brumfield Hatten; a son, John V. Hatten Jr. and his wife Brandy; a daughter, Nancy Hastings and her husband Richard, with whom he lived, all of Harrington; five grandchildren, John V. Hatten III, Courtland Hatten, Sheri, Michael, and Brandon Hastings; three sisters, Judy Evans and Susie Adktins, of West Virginia, and Goldie Baise, of Ohio; a host of nieces, nephews and friends; and his beloved dog, Lady. Services will be private, for the family only, to be 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29, 2008 at the Fleischauer Funeral Home in Greenwood. Burial will be at St. Johnstown Cemetery in Greenwood.