- Date Of Birth: February 7, 1927
- Date Of Death: April 7, 2020
- State: Arizona
Marion Eloise “Beezie” Hill Hatch February 7, 1927 – April 7, 2020 Beezie Hatch passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 under the loving care of the Copper Queen Community Hospital staff in Bisbee, AZ. She was born February 7, 1927 in Rockwell, North Carolina to Charles Lee and Daisy (Arey) Hill.
She graduated from Lenoir Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina with an AB Degree in Physical Education. She starred on the women’s basketball team where she earned the nickname “Legs Hill”. She worked as a PE instructor at Louisberg College in North Carolina where she met the love of her life, James Royce Hatch. On June 8, 1956 she married James in Tangiers, Spanish Morocco.
They had a son, Robert Lawrence in 1957 and a daughter, Jamie Maria born in 1958. The family had an adventurous life overseas in Spain, the Philippines, Korea and Thailand until settling in the Los Angeles area in 1973. Beezie had a love for life and was the best wife, mother and friend.
She enjoyed shopping, tennis, golf, swimming, bridge and more shopping. She loved to entertain and socialize and was always the life of the party.
Survivors include her son, Robert (Sue) Hatch and daughter, Jamie (Tim) Pomeroy; 2 grandchildren, Richard and Melissa Hatch; numerous nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her brothers Garth Lee Hill, Verne Everette Hill and James Clifford Hill and her sister Daisy Marlyn “Marcie” Hill Berger.
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