Surrounded by her family and at peace, Beverly Alice Hiatt took her last Earthly breath on April 7th, 2022.
She was born May 31, 1948 in Horton, Ky., the twelfth of thirteen children. She was a graduate of Murray State University. Beverly was a nurse in both Hawaii and Kentucky before relocating to Lake Charles and marrying the love of her life, Jim Hiatt.
She became one of the first women’s nurse practitioners for SWLA, having received her Masters of Nursing in Women’s Health from North Texas University. She retired from the Louisiana Department of Health in 2009 after a 32-year career as a public health nurse, having lovingly served the communities of Cameron, Calcasieu, Jeff Davis, Allen, and Beauregard parishes.
She is survived by her husband of 44 years Jim Hiatt; her daughter, Mary (Ben) Caldwell; her son, James (Laura) Hiatt; four grandchildren, Jeremiah, Marley, Selah, and Charles; and her sister, Joan (Jackie) Hobdy of Horton, Ky.
On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, visitation will begin at 10 a.m. followed at 11 a.m. with a memorial and celebration of life service at Johnson’s Funeral Home in Lake Charles, La.
Words cannot fully express the family’s deep gratitude to her nurse Stephanie and the entire Amedysis Hospice team for their loving care over the past year. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in her honor to Water’s Edge Food Pantry or Manna Ministries. Life is so short; she’d be honored if you’d remember to practice gratitude, to be kind, and to love your neighbor.