Gentry E. Hyatt, 87, of Barboursville, WV and previously of Bim, WV died December 9, 2014 at the Emogene Dolin Hospice House with the promise “Absent from the body, Present with the Lord”.
He was born March 27, 1927 in Whittier, NC the son of the late John Ransom Hyatt and Maude Dills Hyatt Robinson. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife, Pansy Campbell Hyatt; daughter, Carol June; brothers, William, Henry, Ed and Fred Hyatt and Geter and Harrison Robinson; and sisters, Lois and Lucy Robinson.
He is survived by son, James Ransom “Ranny” Hyatt (Janet Loftis); daughters, Letticia Patterson (Michael Patterson) and Gloria Strong; grandchildren, Jennifer Hyatt Sexton, Angie Strong Simmons and Paul Strong; great-grandchildren, Madelyn and Emma Sexton, Ashley, Jordan and Chelcey Simmons and Cheyene and Gentry Strong. He is also survived by his brother, Hoover Robinson.
A special thanks is given to caregivers Evelyn Skeens and Sue Hoosier and the Hospice Staff of Huntington.
Gentry retired from Peabody Coal (Eastern Assoc.) Local 741 after 38 years and was a member of UMWA. He was a member of Cazy Freewill Baptist Church and attended Elmwood Baptist Church in Barboursville.
Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday, December 11, 2014 at Handley Funeral Home, Danville with the Rev. Tom Price officiating. Burial will follow in Boone Memorial Park, Madison.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.