Tara Lynn Hughes Hatchell, loving wife and devoted mother, departed this temporal world on Saturday, June 27, 2015. She will be sorely missed by her family, friends and all who knew and loved her.

Tara was an intelligent, strong, quick-witted and very competitive individual who thoroughly enjoyed romance novels, thrifting, movies, a diverse selection of music as well as word and video games. She was the first child born to Arnita L. Hughes and Roger James Brown, Jr. on February 7, 1969 in Bridgeton, New Jersey. Tara, along with her younger brother Dwayne, lived with their mother Arnita in Fort Lauderdale, Florida before moving to Winter Park, Florida where she graduated from Winter Park High School. As destiny would have it, Tara met John Phillip Hatchell on February 17, 1991, and they entered into a ten year courtship. They "saved the date" and on February 17, 2001, the two were married. Tara and John moved to Georgia where they lived for ten years before relocating to Maryland where she was employed by Paychex as a Payroll Specialist. Tara was a thoughtful person who gave generously of her time and resources to those she cared about the most, her family and friends. Tara also served as a volunteer for Sisters For Christ in support of her daughter, Evan, who is a member.

Tara is survived by her husband, John Phillip Hatchell; her thirteen year old daughter, Evan Louise Arnita Hatchell; her mother, Arnita L. Hughes Smith; her mother-in-law, Louise Abdulkader, her maternal grandmother, Agnes Patterson; four brothers, Eric Kennedy and wife, Samirah; Dwayne Hughes and wife, R’chelle; Asa Brown, Sr.; and Terrell Brown, Sr;. one sister, Takenya Brown; seven nieces, Brienne Miller, Ansyn-Nicole Wilson, Riley Poole, Tiyanna Cobia, Tamea Brown, Alicia Brown and Alana Brown; five nephews, Christian Owens, Malcolm Hatchell, Terrell Brown, Jr., Teje Brown and Asa Brown, Jr.; as well as numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

She is preceded in death by her father, Roger James Brown, Jr.; her father-in-laws, David Hatchell and Omar Abdulkader; maternal grandfathers, William Hughes, Sr. and Eugene Patterson; her paternal grandparents, Roger James Brown, Sr. and Mary Brown; and her aunt, Sandra (Sandy) J. Ardis-Hughes.