Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....(Robertson) Hiatt, Dorothy 'Dottie' May 11, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian
Dorothy 'Dottie' Hiatt
July 6, 1917 - May 11, 2005

Dottie Hiatt passed away peacefully May 11, 2005 at San Joaquin Hospital. 

She was born July 6, 1917 in Los Angeles, California. She was preceded in 
death by her parents, Howard and Florence Robertson, and her husbands, William 
N. Hiatt of Arroyo Grande, California, Richard Rowland of Bakersfield, and C. 
Lin Sault of Bakersfield.

She lived near the Hollywood district during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She 
attended the University of California in Los Angeles. In 1938 she and her 
sorority took a trip to Europe on the Ile de France.

In 1940 she married William N. Bill Hiatt and had one son, Howard and a 
daughter, Elizabeth. Bill Hiatt was a petroleum engineer with Superior Oil 
Company. In 1946 the family was transferred to Bakersfield.

In 1947 Dottie founded the City Hostess Service, a greeting service for 
newcomers to Bakersfield. In subsequent years, her business extended to other 
areas of Kern County and the Central Coast. Her business also expanded to 
advertising publications and bridal shows. She founded the Newcomers Club of 
Bakersfield and has been a member of the Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce, the 
Downtown Business Association and the Executive Association of Kern County.

Dottie has become an icon of Bakersfield. In 1993, Mayor Bob Price declared 
June 14th Dottie Hiatt Day. Her warmth and radiance brought a sense of 
prosperity and good feeling to the businesses and residents of Bakersfield.

Dottie traveled extensively in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. She has been almost 
everywhere in the world except Antarctica.

She is survived by a son, Howard Hiatt and his wife, Lamar Estelle; and a 
daughter, Elizabeth Salas and her husband, Larry; 2 grandchildren, Joshua 
LePell and Renee Preston; and 4 great- grandchildren.

A Celebration of Life will be held Wednesday, May 18, 2005, from 2:00 5:00 
p.m., at the City Hostess House on the corner of 18th & V St. 


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