Audra Hatch

Audra M. Hatch, a resident of Churubusco and wife of Walter L. Hatch, went to be with her Lord peacefully on Sunday, December 18, 2011, at the family home. Mrs. Hatch was born in Fort Wayne, a daughter of John Alva and Iva (McCullough) Powell, and spent the majority of her life in Churubusco. On May 29, 1945 she was married in Columbia City to Walter L. Hatch.e She had been employed for many years at the former Bangs Five & Dime in Churubusco, and later owned and operated S & A Variety in Columbia City for nine years. She had been a member of the former Ari Church of God for many years, and attended Good News Baptist Church in Churubusco. The surviving relatives include her husband Walter, to whom she was married for over 66 years; her son Vaughn (Janet) Hatch of Springdale, Ark; two sisters Janet (Francis "Junior") Bianski of Churubusco and Rita (Norman) Rowe of Avilla; a niece that she raised Sharon (Michael) Geiger of Columbia City; and two grandchildren Lisa Hatch of Rogers, Ark., and Michael Hatch of Ark. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother John Powell; and by four sisters Alice Kirkpatrick, Marge Davidson, Nancy Darrol, and Eleanor Richardson. Funeral services will be held at 1 p. m. on Wednesday, December 21, 2011, in the Good News Baptist Church in Churubusco with Pastor Edward A. Thompson, officiating. The family will receive friends at the church on Wednesday after 11 a. m. until the hour of the service. Entombment will be in the mausoleum at Covington Memorial Gardens in Fort Wayne. For those who wish, memorials may be directed to Indiana University Cancer Research. **********************************