Bob Hatfield — minister of music at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church in Birmingham for nearly 36 years — died Nov. 5.
In October 1978, Hatfield and his family moved to Birmingham to begin serving at Dawson. He retired in 2014 and moved into a part-time position at the church as minister to adults 55 and over.
Prior to Dawson Memorial Baptist, Hatfield served in music positions at First Baptist Church Pinson; First Baptist Church Scottsboro; Lakewood Baptist Church, Gainesville, Georgia; Buckner Children’s Home in Dallas, Texas; as well as churches in Arkansas and Texas.
He earned an undergraduate degree from Truett-McConnell College in Cleveland, Georgia; a master of music degree from Samford University in Birmingham; a master of church music degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas; and a doctor of ministry degree from Beeson Divinity School at Samford.
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