Novella Hatmaker, “Ms. Billy B,” age 66, of Clinton, passed away suddenly on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at her residence.

She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, and enjoyed being around her family. Novella enjoyed life itself. She would do anything for anyone; she loved everyone and never met a stranger. She loved flowers. Novella was of the Baptist faith.

Novella was preceded in death by her parents, Sherman and Mary Vickery; brothers, William “Bill” Vickery; and sisters, Betty Ruth Bumgardner, Dortha Jean Crawford, and Violet Faye Barison. [Read more…]