St. John's Cemetery Individual Record

Herbert M. HatcherHerbert M. Hatcher

Herbert M. Hatcher
(July 12, 1904 -- January 15, 1939)

Section: 56
Space: 2
Lot: 12
Spouse: Eunice
Place of Birth: Knoxville, TN
Occupation: Civic
Owner: Dargarcz-Hatcher
Area: 0

Motorcycle policeman killed in the line of duty by Arthur T. Bobe, III (18 years of age), who was attempting to rob a diner.  Bobe was killed by a second policeman.  Hatcher came to Pensacola in 1921 and worked initially as a fireman, then for a bakery.  In 1922, he began working as a policeman.  He was well-liked by the school patrol.  He was survived by a wife, Eunice, and three children:  Herbert Jr, Tommy G., and Almedia.