In Memory

Robert Hatter - Class Of 1948

Robert L. "Bob" Hatter, 64, of Rt. 1, Delphi, died at 3 a.m. Jan. 7, 1995, in his home following an illness of seven months.
  Born May 16, 1930, in Lebanon, he was the son of Water R. and Edna G. Hanaway Hatter.  His marriage was on July 20, 1978, in Yeoman to Joan Boone Calvert, who survives.
  A 1948 graduate of Delphi High School, he worked for almost 30 years with the Ironworkers Local 379 in Lafayette, retiring in 1993.
  He served in the U.S. Navy from 1951 to 1955 during the Korean Conflict.
  He was a member of Delphi American Legion Post 75; VFW Post 9383 where he was a past chaplain; Mt. Olive Masonic Lodge 48 where he was a past master; and the Tippecanoe Shrine Club and Tippecanoe Shrine Patrol.  He was voted Shrine Patrolman of the Year in 1992.  He also was a member of Scottish Rite, Indianapolis Valley; 40 & 8 Voiture 364 in Lafayette; and the Hillbilly Club (Clan 14) in Kokomo.
  He enjoyed camping, gardening, fishing, and mushroom hunting.
  Also surviving are one daughter, Jackie Wheeler of Arkansas; two sons, Curtis Jay Hatter of Fort Wayne and Jeff Hatter of Charlotte, N.C., a stepdaughter, Cheryl Riley of Rt. 2, Brookston; a stepson, Glenn "Butch" Calvert of Rt. 4, Delphi; a sister, Barbara Ianelly of Logansport; and nine grandchildren.
  Services were Tuesday at Horn Funeral Home with Rev. Ellis Gasser officiating.  Burial was in Camden Cemetery with American Legion rites.
  Memorials may be made to the Carroll County Cancer Association or the Tippecanoe Shrine Patrol.
 
Obituary notice taken from the Carroll County Comet, Wednesday, January 11, 1995