Keith Weldon Hiatt Obit

Keith Weldon Hiatt, age 52, of Hysham, MT passed away on January 23, 2010 at his residence in Hysham.

Keith was born May 27, 1957 the son of Herman Hiatt and Donna Chamberlin, in Harlowton, MT.  He attended grade school in Harlowton and Hysham and graduated from Sheridan High School in Sheridan, WY.

In 1975, Keith entered the United States Army in Denver, Colorado. During this time, Keith received his degree in surveying from the military.  He worked as a Topographic Surveyor in Hawaii and Germany from 1975 to 1995.  Keith also worked as a Field Artillery Surveyor in Virginia and Texas, Keith received numerous awards and medals while in the military. He was in the 555th Engineer Co. F.C. and was honorable discharged as an E5 Sergeant in 1995 at Corpus Christi, TX.

Keith was united in marriage to Jeanie Grahm (maiden name) on March 4, 1988 in Dayton, OH.  To this union two children Kayleen J. and Kristin M. were born.

He was preceded in death by his mother Donna Chamberlin, his stepfather Melvin Hawkins, both of his grandparents and numerous aunts and uncles.

Keith is survived by his daughters, Kayleen Hiatt of Lufkin, TX and Kristin Hiatt of Beaver Creek, OH;  his sister Richelle (Jim) DeCock of Hysham, MT; his brothers, George Widdicombe of Harlowton, MT, Donald Widdicombe of Billings, MT and Mark (Laine) Widdicombe of Hysham, MT and Mike (Janice) Widdicombe of BelgradeMT.  He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Graveside Services will be held on Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. at the Harlowton Cemetery in Harlowton, MT with full Military Honors.

Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Forsyth has been entrusted with these arrangements and condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.stevensonandsons.com Print this post