Barbara Ann (Oxford) Hatchett

Barbara Oxford Hatchett, 91, died peacefully on June 17, 2023 in the company of her children.

A native of Bristol, Virginia, she was born March 1, 1932 and is the daughter of the late Dr. & Mrs. Louis Lamar Oxford.

She was a graduate of Tennessee High and the University of Tennessee School of Dental Hygiene in Memphis.

Barbara worked as a dental hygienist for several years in Nashville, then Knoxville where she met and married her beloved husband of 50 years, Dr. Mitchell Hatchett, Jr. They moved to Asheville in 1962 where they raised their three children.

She was a loving and devoted mom, and her children feel blessed to have had her in their lives these 91 years.

She was passionate about knowing Jesus Christ and talked about meeting Him face to face.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Mitchell Hatchett, Jr. and her daughter, Michelle Hatchett Meyn.

She is survived by her daughter, Angela (Troy) of Nashville, and her son, Mitchell, III (Carol) of Raleigh and her three grandchildren: Daniel Oxford, Alexandra, and Bailey.

A family graveside service will be held and burial will be alongside her late husband at Calvary Episcopal Church.

Memorials may be made to Trans World Radio, Cary, NC.

Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is assisting the family.