MOUNT AIRY - Mr. Lester "Leck" Lafayette Hiatt, 83, the husband of the late Ruth Ann Willard Hiatt, passed away Monday, Jan. 13, 2003, at Surry Community Nursing Center.
Mr. Hiatt was born April 8, 1919, in Surry County to the late Wilford and Effie Ann Simmons Hiatt.
He was a successful farming producer, a retiree of North Carolina Granite Corp., having served 27 years in varied capacities, and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Survivors include five daughters and two sons-in-law, Glenda and Richard A. Simmons, Lena and Larry Bruner, Wanda Faye Atkins, Mary Ruth "Myrt" Hiatt and Melba Etta Nunn, all of Mount Airy; 12 grandchildren and spouses, Audie G. and Mary Faye Simmons, Audrey S. and Stan Watson, Angela S. and Mark Collins, Teresa N. and Mitch Brannock, Tina B. and Jimmy Howlett and Travis and Misty Bruner, all of Mount Airy, Greg Nunn of Winston-Salem, Chuck and Renee Nunn of Salt Lake City, Utah, Mark and Jennifer Nunn of Clemmons, Michael and Glenda Nunn, and Todd and Tammy Mosley, all of Pilot Mountain, and Rodney and Rene Mosley of Westfield; 23 great-grandchildren; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Cornelia Alice Johnson, Mary Ella and Clyde Gammons and Myrtle L. and Clarence "Bill" Inman, all of Mount Airy; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and loving and supportive wife of 65 years, Mr. Hiatt was preceded in death by a daughter, Effie Jo Hiatt; a son, Roy Lafayette Hiatt; a grandson, Carl Randall Mosley; a great-grandson, Cody Allen Simmons, a son-in-law, Jesse Louis Atkins; two sisters, Cora Della Hiatt and Lillie Mozelle Leftwich; two brothers-in-law, Ellis Leftwich and William Howard Johnson; and two nephews, Ronald Johnson and Charles Johnson.
The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, conducted by Bishop Wayne Sheets and Elder Larry Johnson. Burial will be at Skyline Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 this evening at Moody Funeral Home in Mount Airy, where his body will remain until carried to the church to lie in state 30 minutes before the funeral service. The family may be contacted at other times at the home of Glenda and Richard A. Simmons, 677 Mills Road, Mount Airy. Flowers will be accepted; or memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 2211, Charlotte, NC 28202.
Winston-Salem Journal 1/14/2003
Mr. Hiatt was born April 8, 1919, in Surry County to the late Wilford and Effie Ann Simmons Hiatt.
He was a successful farming producer, a retiree of North Carolina Granite Corp., having served 27 years in varied capacities, and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Survivors include five daughters and two sons-in-law, Glenda and Richard A. Simmons, Lena and Larry Bruner, Wanda Faye Atkins, Mary Ruth "Myrt" Hiatt and Melba Etta Nunn, all of Mount Airy; 12 grandchildren and spouses, Audie G. and Mary Faye Simmons, Audrey S. and Stan Watson, Angela S. and Mark Collins, Teresa N. and Mitch Brannock, Tina B. and Jimmy Howlett and Travis and Misty Bruner, all of Mount Airy, Greg Nunn of Winston-Salem, Chuck and Renee Nunn of Salt Lake City, Utah, Mark and Jennifer Nunn of Clemmons, Michael and Glenda Nunn, and Todd and Tammy Mosley, all of Pilot Mountain, and Rodney and Rene Mosley of Westfield; 23 great-grandchildren; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Cornelia Alice Johnson, Mary Ella and Clyde Gammons and Myrtle L. and Clarence "Bill" Inman, all of Mount Airy; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and loving and supportive wife of 65 years, Mr. Hiatt was preceded in death by a daughter, Effie Jo Hiatt; a son, Roy Lafayette Hiatt; a grandson, Carl Randall Mosley; a great-grandson, Cody Allen Simmons, a son-in-law, Jesse Louis Atkins; two sisters, Cora Della Hiatt and Lillie Mozelle Leftwich; two brothers-in-law, Ellis Leftwich and William Howard Johnson; and two nephews, Ronald Johnson and Charles Johnson.
The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, conducted by Bishop Wayne Sheets and Elder Larry Johnson. Burial will be at Skyline Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 this evening at Moody Funeral Home in Mount Airy, where his body will remain until carried to the church to lie in state 30 minutes before the funeral service. The family may be contacted at other times at the home of Glenda and Richard A. Simmons, 677 Mills Road, Mount Airy. Flowers will be accepted; or memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 2211, Charlotte, NC 28202.
Winston-Salem Journal 1/14/2003
MOUNT AIRY - Mr. Lester "Leck" Lafayette Hiatt, 83, the husband of the late Ruth Ann Willard Hiatt, passed away Monday, Jan. 13, 2003, at Surry Community Nursing Center.
Mr. Hiatt was born April 8, 1919, in Surry County to the late Wilford and Effie Ann Simmons Hiatt.
He was a successful farming producer, a retiree of North Carolina Granite Corp., having served 27 years in varied capacities, and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Survivors include five daughters and two sons-in-law, Glenda and Richard A. Simmons, Lena and Larry Bruner, Wanda Faye Atkins, Mary Ruth "Myrt" Hiatt and Melba Etta Nunn, all of Mount Airy; 12 grandchildren and spouses, Audie G. and Mary Faye Simmons, Audrey S. and Stan Watson, Angela S. and Mark Collins, Teresa N. and Mitch Brannock, Tina B. and Jimmy Howlett and Travis and Misty Bruner, all of Mount Airy, Greg Nunn of Winston-Salem, Chuck and Renee Nunn of Salt Lake City, Utah, Mark and Jennifer Nunn of Clemmons, Michael and Glenda Nunn, and Todd and Tammy Mosley, all of Pilot Mountain, and Rodney and Rene Mosley of Westfield; 23 great-grandchildren; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Cornelia Alice Johnson, Mary Ella and Clyde Gammons and Myrtle L. and Clarence "Bill" Inman, all of Mount Airy; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and loving and supportive wife of 65 years, Mr. Hiatt was preceded in death by a daughter, Effie Jo Hiatt; a son, Roy Lafayette Hiatt; a grandson, Carl Randall Mosley; a great-grandson, Cody Allen Simmons, a son-in-law, Jesse Louis Atkins; two sisters, Cora Della Hiatt and Lillie Mozelle Leftwich; two brothers-in-law, Ellis Leftwich and William Howard Johnson; and two nephews, Ronald Johnson and Charles Johnson.
The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, conducted by Bishop Wayne Sheets and Elder Larry Johnson. Burial will be at Skyline Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 this evening at Moody Funeral Home in Mount Airy, where his body will remain until carried to the church to lie in state 30 minutes before the funeral service. The family may be contacted at other times at the home of Glenda and Richard A. Simmons, 677 Mills Road, Mount Airy. Flowers will be accepted; or memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 2211, Charlotte, NC 28202.
Winston-Salem Journal 1/14/2003
Mr. Hiatt was born April 8, 1919, in Surry County to the late Wilford and Effie Ann Simmons Hiatt.
He was a successful farming producer, a retiree of North Carolina Granite Corp., having served 27 years in varied capacities, and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Survivors include five daughters and two sons-in-law, Glenda and Richard A. Simmons, Lena and Larry Bruner, Wanda Faye Atkins, Mary Ruth "Myrt" Hiatt and Melba Etta Nunn, all of Mount Airy; 12 grandchildren and spouses, Audie G. and Mary Faye Simmons, Audrey S. and Stan Watson, Angela S. and Mark Collins, Teresa N. and Mitch Brannock, Tina B. and Jimmy Howlett and Travis and Misty Bruner, all of Mount Airy, Greg Nunn of Winston-Salem, Chuck and Renee Nunn of Salt Lake City, Utah, Mark and Jennifer Nunn of Clemmons, Michael and Glenda Nunn, and Todd and Tammy Mosley, all of Pilot Mountain, and Rodney and Rene Mosley of Westfield; 23 great-grandchildren; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Cornelia Alice Johnson, Mary Ella and Clyde Gammons and Myrtle L. and Clarence "Bill" Inman, all of Mount Airy; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and loving and supportive wife of 65 years, Mr. Hiatt was preceded in death by a daughter, Effie Jo Hiatt; a son, Roy Lafayette Hiatt; a grandson, Carl Randall Mosley; a great-grandson, Cody Allen Simmons, a son-in-law, Jesse Louis Atkins; two sisters, Cora Della Hiatt and Lillie Mozelle Leftwich; two brothers-in-law, Ellis Leftwich and William Howard Johnson; and two nephews, Ronald Johnson and Charles Johnson.
The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, conducted by Bishop Wayne Sheets and Elder Larry Johnson. Burial will be at Skyline Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 this evening at Moody Funeral Home in Mount Airy, where his body will remain until carried to the church to lie in state 30 minutes before the funeral service. The family may be contacted at other times at the home of Glenda and Richard A. Simmons, 677 Mills Road, Mount Airy. Flowers will be accepted; or memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 2211, Charlotte, NC 28202.
Winston-Salem Journal 1/14/2003
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