James Jennings “Jimmy” HATFIELD

1938 - 2011  (73 years)

• Name	James Jennings “Jimmy” HATFIELD  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	26 Apr 1938	Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina James J. Hatfield James Jennings "Jimmy" Hatfield, 73, husband of Betty Ann Hatfield, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2011, after a short battle with cancer. Born April 26, 1938, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Lucian Hubert and Ruth McPherson Hatfield. Mr. Hatfield was a member of Lewis Chapel United Methodist Church and was retired from Palmetto Gas Corp. in Sumter. He graduated from Edmunds High School in Sumter, where he lettered in four sports. He played American Legion Baseball in 1953, 1954 and 1955 and was selected All State in 1955. He signed a contract with the Philadelphia Phillies minor league team, where he played from 1957 to 1960. He coached in the Sumter PARD League for 10 years and coached the Lewis Chapel Ladies' softball team for 12 years with four championship wins. He was inducted into the Sumter Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Survivors include his wife; a son, Donald Hatfield of Sumter; a daughter, Cheryl Broadway (Larry) of Mount Pleasant; a granddaughter, Jennifer Robinson of Sumter; and two great-grandchildren, Hunter and Hailey Robinson. Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. John Bauknight and the Rev. Paul Coleman officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers will be Christopher Coleman, John Fulton, David Stewart, Lee Huggins, Carson Prescott and Oscar Davis Sr. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Billy Clowney and members of the Brewington Hunting Club. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Lewis Chapel United Methodist Church, 3030 Plowden Mill Road, Alcolu, SC 29001. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. Posted in Obituaries on Saturday, July 2, 2011  [6, 8]
  _UID	8183D7393D7C4BF1AE078352C369DE06A351
  Death	1 Jul 2011
  Burial	3 Jul 2011	Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [6]
  	Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home & Crematorium, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I125069	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	Lucian Herbert HATFIELD, Sr.,   b. 9 Oct 1887, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 23 Mar 1973, Hampton Nursing Home (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Ruth Mae McPHERSON,   b. 6 Jun 1906, Florence, Florence County, South Carolina d. 22 Dec 1979, Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 73 years)
  _UID	FB2EE081492B4F48860EB5A2151CEAFD9885
  _UID	FB2EE081492B4F48860EB5A2151CEAFD9885
  Family ID	F45666	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Betty Ann BARNES
  _UID	32EDE804568B4A93A6FE17EC4295893D0D55
  _UID	32EDE804568B4A93A6FE17EC4295893D0D55
  Children	1. James Donald HATFIELD   2. Cheryl Ann HATFIELD
  Family ID	F85951	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S3434] . [S1533] Adell Taylor Prescott, page 76. [S7565] Nettie L. Barnes. [S847] Shelley-Brunson Funeral Records for Hatfield. [S1218] Jerry C. Hatfield. [S16278] James J. Hatfield. [S20746] Roger K. Hatfield. [S1172] Barbara J. Hatfield.