Billy Joe "Bill" Hiatt

Billy Joe “Bill” Hiatt, 78, of Fort Wayne, IN (formerly of Warsaw, IN) passed away at 8:20 a.m. on Thursday April 2, 2015 at his home. He was born on January 8, 1937 in Piqua, OH to Elster & Mary (Pollock) Hiatt.

He graduated in 1955 from Wendell Wilke High School in Elwood, IN and on July 8, 1961 in Tipton, IN he married Bette K. Leisure who survives. He was raised in Madison County, IN, lived in Grant County, IN for 35 years after he was married, moved to Warsaw, IN (Sechrist Lake) in 2006 before moving to Fort Wayne, IN in 2014. He was formerly employed at Ex-cell-o Corporation in Elwood for 20 years, CTX Expedited Company in Detroit, MI and was a farmer for 35 years before retiring in 1997.

He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Elwood and the Elks Lodge in Elwood. He attended the United Methodist Church in North Webster, IN and The Chapel in Fort Wayne.

He is survived by:
Wife – Bette Hiatt of Fort Wayne
Daughter – Leeanna Kirkwood of Warsaw
2 Sons – Christopher (Sharon) Hiatt of Rochester, IN & David Hiatt of Fort Wayne
4 Granddaughters - Annie Cool, Abbie Kirkwood, Felicia Svarczkopf, & Chantal Hiatt
Brother – Jerry (Judy) Hiatt of Anderson, IN

He was preceded by his parents, step mother – Eleanor Hiatt, & brother – Kent Hiatt.

Visitation will be from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Monday April 6, 2015 at Owen Family Funeral Home, St. Rd. 13 & CR 500N, North Webster. Funeral services will follow on Monday in the funeral home with Pastor Gary Endersby of The Chapel officiating. Burial will be at the Knox Chapel Cemetery in Fairmount, IN at a later date.

Memorial bequest may be given to the Senior Primelife Enrichment Center (SPEC), P. O. Box 471, North Webster, IN 46555 or Visiting Nurse Hospice, 5910 Homestead Rd., Fort Wayne, IN 46814. Envelopes are available at the funeral home.

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