Obituary for Lawrence Edward Hyatt
Lawrence Edward Hyatt, age 91, passed away on December 31, 2020 after battling with pneumonia complications associated with COVID-19.
Lawrence moved from Hazel Green, AL to McMinnville, TN in the late 1940’s. He eventually fulfilled a dream in becoming a dairy farmer in the Viola/Morrison community in the early 1950’s. When he retired from dairy farming in mid-1990’s, he worked as Shipping Supervisor at Findlay Manufacturing before becoming a Bus Driver for Warren County School systems. His third retirement happened in 2010 after surviving stage 4 melanoma cancer. He was a hardworking family man with a good sense of humor with strong family traditions and values. He enjoyed cooking and sharing recipes with anyone that would ask. He was a wonderful example to his descendants that you should never take life for granted and hard work was required to achieve your goals in life.
Lawrence was preceded in death by his wife (Edna Hyatt), son (Phil Hyatt), father and mother (Ed and Martha Hyatt), brothers (Garland Hyatt and Charles Hyatt), sisters (Lucy Sellen and Ann Himes), great granddaughters (Macy and Madison Armstrong).
Lawrence will be greatly missed by sons - Harold (Allie Marie) Hyatt and Kevin Hyatt, daughter Donna Brown and daughter-in-law Teresa Hyatt. Grandchildren - Regina (Tim) Watts, Wendy (Charles) Van Camp, Gerry (Denae) Armstrong, Nathan Hyatt, Shea (Coty) Grissom, Michael (Felicia) Brown, Eli Maxey. Great Grandchildren – Megan (Ben) Garcia, Ian (Kaelynn) Watts, Jakub Watts, Morgan Armstrong, Korbin McGregor, Josie and Maddie Grissom, and Mont Brown. Great, Great Grandchildren - Zelda Garcia and Slayde Watts. Brothers - Edwin (Chung) Hyatt, Jerry (Sherry) Hyatt and Dan Hyatt. Sisters - Doris Hawkins, Cleo Moorehead and Georgia (James) Muirhead and sister-in-law Marie Hyatt. Tara Austin and Kaden Hobbs along with numerous nieces, nephews, cousins.
A Graveside service will be held 12 noon, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at the Gardens of Memory Cemetery 5201 Manchester Hwy. Smartt, TN 37378 with Rickey Hyatt officiating.
Request donations to be sent to Phil Hyatt Scholarship c/o WCHS 199 Pioneer Lane McMinnville, TN 37110 in lieu of flowers.
We love you PaPa.
Gardens of Memory Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Online condolences can be made at www.gardensofmemoryfuneralhome.com
Lawrence moved from Hazel Green, AL to McMinnville, TN in the late 1940’s. He eventually fulfilled a dream in becoming a dairy farmer in the Viola/Morrison community in the early 1950’s. When he retired from dairy farming in mid-1990’s, he worked as Shipping Supervisor at Findlay Manufacturing before becoming a Bus Driver for Warren County School systems. His third retirement happened in 2010 after surviving stage 4 melanoma cancer. He was a hardworking family man with a good sense of humor with strong family traditions and values. He enjoyed cooking and sharing recipes with anyone that would ask. He was a wonderful example to his descendants that you should never take life for granted and hard work was required to achieve your goals in life.
Lawrence was preceded in death by his wife (Edna Hyatt), son (Phil Hyatt), father and mother (Ed and Martha Hyatt), brothers (Garland Hyatt and Charles Hyatt), sisters (Lucy Sellen and Ann Himes), great granddaughters (Macy and Madison Armstrong).
Lawrence will be greatly missed by sons - Harold (Allie Marie) Hyatt and Kevin Hyatt, daughter Donna Brown and daughter-in-law Teresa Hyatt. Grandchildren - Regina (Tim) Watts, Wendy (Charles) Van Camp, Gerry (Denae) Armstrong, Nathan Hyatt, Shea (Coty) Grissom, Michael (Felicia) Brown, Eli Maxey. Great Grandchildren – Megan (Ben) Garcia, Ian (Kaelynn) Watts, Jakub Watts, Morgan Armstrong, Korbin McGregor, Josie and Maddie Grissom, and Mont Brown. Great, Great Grandchildren - Zelda Garcia and Slayde Watts. Brothers - Edwin (Chung) Hyatt, Jerry (Sherry) Hyatt and Dan Hyatt. Sisters - Doris Hawkins, Cleo Moorehead and Georgia (James) Muirhead and sister-in-law Marie Hyatt. Tara Austin and Kaden Hobbs along with numerous nieces, nephews, cousins.
A Graveside service will be held 12 noon, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at the Gardens of Memory Cemetery 5201 Manchester Hwy. Smartt, TN 37378 with Rickey Hyatt officiating.
Request donations to be sent to Phil Hyatt Scholarship c/o WCHS 199 Pioneer Lane McMinnville, TN 37110 in lieu of flowers.
We love you PaPa.
Gardens of Memory Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Online condolences can be made at www.gardensofmemoryfuneralhome.com