Thursday November 3rd 2022
Hyatt Heflin – Vernon Hyatt, 88, died Thursday, November 3, 2022 surrounded by family at his residence. Visitation will be Sunday, November 6, 2022, from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, November 6, 2022, at Dryden Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Brown and Rev. Chris Jackson officiating. Burial will follow in Happy Hill Baptist Church cemetery. Dryden Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Survivors include his wife of 71 years Frances Hyatt; daughter, Deretha (Donnie) Eason; daughter-in-law, Evon Hyatt; granddaughter, Audrea (Mark) Hilburn; granddaughter, Loni (Chad) Austin; great-granddaughters, Cori Austin, Kyree Hilburn, and Carlee Austin; brother, Larry (Sharon) Hyatt; and several nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents Benson and Inez Hyatt; son, Audie Vernon Hyatt; brother, Verlin Hyatt; brother, Verbon Hyatt; sister, Barbara Morgan; sister, Rudine Morgan. Pallbearers will be: Chad Austin, Mark Hilburn, Ryan Morgan, Chance Morgan, Clint Austin, and Jesse Walker. Vernon Hyatt was a native and lifelong resident of Cleburne County and a member of Happy Hill Baptist Church. He worked at Larry Bell Construction for over 40 years and owned with his wife Hyatt’s Country Store before retiring at the age of 84. The last of these years he was blessed to gain a best friend—Sammy Joe Rollins who has remained by Vernon’s side as one of the family. Vernon loved horses, westerns, and construction. Storytelling was in his bloodline, and he could make someone laugh until they cried with his jokes and comical remarks. He came to love his Open Windows Bible Devotions and gave to missions at church. He believed in a man honoring his word. Vernon loved his family and friends, but he was especially fond of his grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and nephew Ryan Morgan. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Happy Hill Baptist Church. Read Less
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Vernon Hyatt Thursday November 3rd 2022.
Death notice for the town of: Heflin, state: Alabama