HYATT, Thomas - Lafayette County, MO - obituary ***** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the files submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ***** file submitted by: Kathy Gaines ******************************************************************** Source: newspaper article newspaper: The Odessan, Odessa, Lafayette County, Missouri Volume 79, number 11, 12 pages, 10 cents Thursday, May 28, 1964 Page 1, column 1 Article title: Death Claims Five Residents of Area Thomas Hyatt Thomas Hyatt, longtime resident of the Odessa Community, died Sunday morning at the Moreland Hospital in Holden where he had been a patient eight days. He was 70 years olf. Funeral services were held at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Greenton Baptist Church with the Rev. Jerry Seabough officiating. Burial was in the Greenton Cemetery. Pall bearers were Charles Elam, James Gamblin, Melvin Hyatt, Richard Lamb, William Lamb, and George Brown. Mr. Hyatt farmed in the Greenton community before his retire- ment, when he moved to his home at 400 East Chestnut in Odessa. He was born August 16, 1893, in the Greenton community. His par- ents were Epriam and Betty Page Hyatt. He was married to Dora Pearl Colvin, who died December 26, 1958. On January 21, 1960, he married Gladys Billings, who survives. Mr. Hyatt was a member of the Greenton Baptist Church for many years before transferring his membership to the Odessa Baptist Church after his retirement. Survivors include his wife of the home; three sons, Colvin Hyatt, Kansas City; Gordon Hyatt, Independence; and Lester Hyatt, Odessa; a daughter, Mrs. Noel Campbell, Odessa; one step-son Donald Billings, Kingsville; two step-daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Lindsey, Freeman; and Mrs. Ida Mae Gard, Kingsville; a brother, William Hyatt, Kansas City; a sister, Mrs. Erye Null, Odessa, 22 grandchild- ren and four great-grandchildren.