William Andrew McKenna (Duck) Hatcher, 72, died peacefully on February 4, 2022 after a sudden illness. Duck was born in Macon, Ga. to Fredrick Edward and Agnes McKenna Hatcher on October 22, 1949. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and also an active member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Milledgeville.
Duck was a character - fun, witty, occasionally an argumentative character but a treasured friend to many. He enjoyed golf, fishing and boating but mostly gathering with family and friends at his home on Lake Sinclair. Crowds gathered from miles around to view Duck’s annual 4th of July fireworks extravaganza. There was no one like Duck and there will never be another in our lifetime.
Duck attended St. Joseph Catholic School and was a graduate of Mt. de Sales Academy. He was one of the first members elected to the MDS Sports Hall of Fame. He attended the University of Georgia on a baseball scholarship and graduated in 1971. Following graduation, Duck worked for the Macon and Milledgeville Recreation Departments and proudly served in the National Guard. In 1973, he married his high school sweetheart, Jody Moran and they were together for 49 years. During that time Duck co- owned Hines Sporting Goods Store in Milledgeville. He later went into the automotive business, where he remained until retirement.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his siblings Mary Ann Hammonds and her husband Joe, Fred Hatcher and Jean Turner. He is survived by his wife Jody Moran Hatcher, his siblings Edgar Hatcher and Ricky Hatcher (Lynn), brothers –in-Law Eddie Turner and Joe Moran (Cindy), sisters-in-Law Elaine Hatcher, Maggie Moran Hurd (Frank), Sally Moran Hoge (Arnold) and seventeen nieces and nephews. As a proud member of the Hatcher/McKenna /Garvin family, he is also survived by countless number of great nieces, nephews and cousins.
Fr. Emmanuel Antwi will celebrate a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 830 Poplar St. in Macon with interment to follow in Riverside Cemetery. A rosary will be said at 6:00 o’clock for Duck on Monday, February 7, 2022 at Snow’s Memorial Chapel, 746 Cherry Street, Macon.
In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Moran Scholarship Fund, Mt. de Sales Academy, 851 Orange Street, Macon, GA 31201 or Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 110 N. Jefferson St., Milledgeville GA 31061 would be greatly appreciated.
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Snow’s Memorial Chapel, Cherry St. has charge of the arrangements.
