West Virginia Pioneers
Dorothy May Litton
1931 - 2016 (84 years)-
Name Dorothy May Litton Born 22 Nov 1931 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA 
[1] Gender Female Died 16 Oct 2016 Wood County, West Virginia, USA [2] Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Notes
Charleston Gazette-Mail
October 19, 2016
Dorothy Lee (Litton) Hatcher, 84, Vienna, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2016, at her home from complications from an earlier fall.
She was born on November 22, 1931, at Belle Grove in Jackson County to Margaret (McQueen) Litton and C.B. Litton. She graduated from Ripley High School in 1951. She married Oval B. (Joe) Hatcher on August 15, 1951. She was a homemaker and mother. After Joe was called into the ministry, she assisted him as a pastor's wife. Together they served United Methodist congregations for 29 years. These included churches on the Ripley, Smithville, Clifton, Belleville, Glenville, and Ellenboro Circuits in West Virginia and Swanton Charge in Garrett County, Md. In 1997, the couple retired to Vienna and were active members of Saint Paul's and Wayside United Methodist Churches.
Dorothy was preceded in death by Joe on June 4, 2014.
She is survived by her son, Joey B. Hatcher and wife, Jodi Perras of Indianapolis, Ind.; grandson, Joseph M. Hatcher, also of Indianapolis; son-in-law, Jeffrey Reed of Vienna; and granddaughter, Jennifer Reed of Vienna.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was also preceded in death by one son, Mark Allen Hatcher; one daughter, Carrie Lea Reed; and three sisters, Bea, Iva and Eloise and one brother Willis.
Service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, October 21, at Wayside United Methodist Church, with Rev. Greg Markin officiating. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m., Friday, October 21, at Jackson Memorial Gardens in Cottageville, W.Va. Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, October 20, at Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, and one hour prior to the service, Friday, October 21, at Wayside UMC.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be sent to Wayside UMC General Ministry Fund, 3001 Grand Central Avenue, Vienna, WV 26105 or Burlington United Methodist Family Services, Inc. at www.bumfs.org.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.leavittfuneralhome.com.
Person ID I48182 WVPioneers Last Modified 20 Oct 2016
Father Charles Burton Litton, b. 26 Feb 1895, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 12 Feb 1974 (Age 78 years) Mother Margaret Ann McQueen, b. Abt 1902, Kentucky, USA , d. Yes, date unknown Married Abt 1921 Notes
1930 Washington, Jackson, WV Bear Fork Creek
Lytton, Charles B 36 md age 23 WV WV WV
Margaret 28 md age 19 KY KY KY
Beatrice da 7 WV WV KY
Eloise da 2 11/12 WV WV KY
Ivles da 1 8/12 WV WV KY
Willys R 0/12 WV WV KY
Parker father 70 div md age 23 WV WV WV
1940 Washington, Jackson, WV (Staats Mill) Tug Fork Rd
Litton, Arthur R 80 wd WV 1935: lived same house
Bert son 45 m WV 1935: lived same house
Margarett dil 38 m WV 1935: lived same house
Elouise gd 13 WV 1935: lived same house
Ivale gd 11 WV 1935: lived same house
Willis Ray gs 10 WV 1935: lived same house
Dorthy May gd 5 WV 1935: lived same house
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Margaret A McQueen
Gender: Female
Spouse: Charles B Litton
Child: Beatrice Neva Rhodes
Child: Eloise Litton McClain
Child: Ivolee Litton Payne
Family ID F13477 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Rev Oval Burton Hatcher, b. 18 Jul 1927, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 4 Jun 2014 (Age 86 years) Married 15 Aug 1951 [2, 3] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 8/15/1951 at Kentuck
Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
Oval B Hatcher, 24, 7/18/1927, Jackson Co, WV; Ripley RFD; Joseph & Esther Hatcher
Dorothy Litton, 19, 11/22/1931, Jackson co, WV; Kenna; Bert & Margaret Litton
Children 1. Joey B Hatcher 2. Mark Allen Hatcher, b. 14 Nov 1955, d. 14 Nov 1955 (Age 0 years) 3. Carrie Lea Hatcher, b. 3 Sep 1959, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 14 Jul 2011, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA (Age 51 years)Family ID F17197 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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