Clara LaVon Hyatt, age 82, of Springfield, MO, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at Manor Care. She was born October 26, 1931, in Indinapolis, IN, to Roscoe and Ethel (Ford) Johnston. Clara enjoyed volunteering in the grade school library. She loved her cat Frank. Her greatest love was her great grandson Jake.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Merle Eugene Hyatt, Sr.; her parents,
Roscoe and Ethel Johnston; one son, Merle Eugene Hyatt, Jr.; one daughter, Catherine Bullinger; one granddaughter Amy Bullinger; one brother Duane Johnston; and one sister, Rose Marie Johnston.
She is survived by her three children, Marie Scholl, Springfield, MO, Hazel Gibson of Bolivar, and Judy Tharp of Bishop, CA; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Richard Johnston of Mayville KY; and a host of family and friends.
Cremation services have been entrusted to Greenlawn Funeral Home North, Springfield, MO. Online condolences may be made at www.greenlawnfuneralhome.com.