Annie Ruth Clark Hatcher, 86, passed away Thursday morning, June 3, 2021, at Hospice of Rockingham County – Gibson House in Reidsville.

A funeral service will be held at 4 PM on Sunday, June 6th, at Stoneville Pentecostal Holiness Church with burial to follow in Glenn’s Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service (3 – 4 PM) at the church.

Born June 24, 1934 in Rockingham County, NC, Annie Ruth was the daughter of the late Lynn Taylor Clark and Annie Rakestraw Clark. She was a member of Stoneville Pentecostal Holiness Church and a retiree of Bassett-Walker in Stoneville, after 25+ years of service.  Annie Ruth enjoyed gardening and painting.

She is survived by her daughters, Fonda Lemons of Eden and Jackie Jackson (Bernard) of Stoneville; two grandchildren, Earl Lemons, Jr. (Cathy) and Matthew Lemons (Margaret), of Eden; four great-grandchildren, Chase Lemons, Jackson Lemons, Aubree Lemons and Landon Lemons; one great-great-grandchild, Lacey Lemons; and siblings, Jimmy Clark of Greensboro, Estelle Smith of Greensboro, Gaynell Bolick of Stoneville and Jean Nelson of Jacksonville, FL.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry L. Hatcher; father of her girls, Perry Bolick; son-in-law, Earl Lemons, Sr.; three brothers, Edward Clark, Sanford Clark and Alton Clark; and sister, Ivadell Neal.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Rockingham County, PO Box 281, Wentworth, NC 27375.

Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com