Obituary
Kathleen E. (Hilton) Hatcher, age 78, passed away Monday, May 29th at Community Hospital South in Indianapolis. Kathleen was born on December 3, 1944, in Chicago Illinois, to Harry and Lorraine (Lubben) Hilton, and was raised in large part by her stepmother Diana "Billie" (O'Connor) Hilton.
Kathleen married the love of her life Freddie L. Hatcher in October of 1988. Kathleen was a graduate of Choctawhatchee High School in Fort Walton Beach, Florida and Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. She held many jobs in the insurance industry leading to the opening of her own company, BFK Associates, where she served as President for 33 years.
Kathleen lived in a number of places over the years, Chicago, Fort Walton Beach, Okinawa (where she gained a lifelong appreciation for Japanese art and culture), and Indianapolis where she lived the majority of her adult life. She loved going to garage sales and auctions with her husband, and getting a deal of any kind. She loved to read, especially Reader's Digest, National Geographic, and romance novels.
Kathleen lived for a good family gathering, especially Christmas dinner (at lunch time), her 4th of July Cookout and Thanksgiving Dinner. In her later years, she was also a staple at all of her grand and great grand children's birthday and graduation parties.
Kathleen is survived by her husband, Fred Hatcher; sisters, Jo-Ann (Beck) Mulhern, Diane (Beck) Rodriguez, and Janeen (Beck) Chiscon; children, Kimberly (Fulton) Cole, Lorraine Fulton, Barbara (Fulton) Wilson, Mary Jo (Hatcher) Holmes, and Lance Bradbury; 16 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and 1 great-great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents Harry and Diana "Billie" (O'Connor) Hilton and Lorraine (Lubben) DiBiasi.
Funeral services will be conducted at 7:00 pm, Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Greenwood, with Pastor Danny Thomas officiating. Burial will follow at 10:00 am, Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until the time of service Tuesday evening at the funeral home.