Funeral service for Helen Jo Carter Hatch, 78, Lawton, will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 3 in Centenary United Methodist Church with Dr. Norma Quinn, Senior Pastor officiating. Mrs. Hatch died Friday, November 29, at her residence. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 6-8 pm Monday, December 2, at the funeral home. Mrs. Hatch was born December 4, 1934 in Okay, Oklahoma, to Harve R. and Rhoda G. (Shackelford) Carter. In 1937 the family moved to Wagoner, Oklahoma, where her father was a farmer until 1942 when he lost their house, crops and farm animals in a flood at the Grand River. The family moved to Oakland, California, and returned to Tahlequah, Oklahoma, in 1943. Following World War II, in 1945, the family moved to Muskogee and Helen graduated from Muskogee Central High School in 1952. Mrs. Hatch met her husband, Kendal L. Hatch, while she was in high school and they were married on May 25, 1952 at St. Paul's Methodist Church in Muskogee. Her husband was serving in the Navy and together they lived in Vallejo, Long Beach and San Diego, California and also in Newport, Rhode Island. Following his discharge they moved to Oklahoma City and to Lawton in 1957. From this marriage were born three boys and one girl. She had worked as a receptionist and as a dental assistant for Dr. Norris, as a secretary at Eisenhower High School and as a savings counselor at Sooner Federal Savings and Loan. In 1976 she went to work at Cache Road National Bank as an assistant cashier and later served as secretary to the president of the bank, retiring in 1990. However, her greatest accomplishment in life was her children. She was very proud of their achievements and could always count on them if needed. Her children married wonderful women whom she loved dearly together with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She and her husband enjoyed traveling in their RV, especially to Colorado. She was an original member of a bridge club which was established in the early 1960's. She and her husband also played bridge with friends, some of which loved her rhubarb pie. When she wasn't cooking or cleaning she was reading. She was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church and the Crusader Sunday School Class. She is survived by her husband, of the home; three sons, Kendal Hatch, Jr. and wife Sherry, Jonesboro, Arkansas, Larry and Brenda Hatch and Scott and Laura Hatch, all of Lawton; six grandchildren and their spouses, Kyle and Alisha Hatch, Tyler and Kim Hatch, Kara Hatch, Kayla Hatch, Austin Hatch and Braden Hatch; three great grandchildren, twins, Kaiden and Kaileb and Addison; two step grandchildren, John Dunham and Stephen Dunham; three step great grandchildren, Micah and Mallory Crittendon and Kingston Dunham; a brother, Harold Carter; a niece Beverly Raley as well as other nieces and nephews. Her parents, a daughter, Janet Sue Hatch, and a brother, Orville Lee Carter, preceded her in death. Memorial contributions may be made to Centenary United Methodist Church, 704 SW D Avenue, Lawton OK 73501.