Russell Hiatt

Mr. Russell Ray Hiatt, age 92, of Mount Airy, and widower of Addie Scott Hiatt, died Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Hiatt was born in Surry County on January 28, 1924, the son of the late Howard and Maggie Hall Hiatt. Russell was the owner and operator of Floyd's Barber Shop on Main Street in Mount Airy for 70 years. He touched people from all over the world who came to visit or stop in for a haircut. Mr. Hiatt was a longtime member of Shelton Church of the Brethren. He is survived by a son, Billy Hiatt of Mount Airy; a daughter, Mrs. Carol H. Stone of Mount Airy; his grandchildren, Chris and Melissa Hiatt, Amanda and Mike Phillips; Kim and Clay Denny, and Emily and Mike Hawks; 14 great-grandchildren, Jacob and Erin Hiatt, Scarlett and Mark Vogler, Rachel Hiatt, William Shelton, Addison Shelton, Keevie and Alex Wilmoth; Klay Newsome, Katey Newsome, Maddison Hawks, Morgan Hawks, Mason Hawks, Maggie Hawks, Dakota Phillips, Sterling Phillips; a great-great-grandson, Gibson Delph; brother and sisters-in-law, R. J. and Betty Hiatt and Parabell S. Hiatt all of Mount Airy; and a brother-in-law, Wilbur Hawks. In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Elizabeth Iris Hiatt; daughter-in-law, JoAnne Hiatt; a son-in-law, Jerry Stone; a sister, Freda Hawks; and brothers, Porter Hiatt and Wendell Hiatt. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 6, 2016, at 2:00 PM at Shelton Church of the Brethren with Rev. Richard Loman and Mr. Charles Vaughn officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The Hiatt family will receive friends on Thursday night from 6:00 until 9:00 PM at Moody Funeral Home in Mount Airy. His body will remain at the funeral home until taken to the church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the funeral service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care, 401 Technology Lane, Suite 200, Mount Airy, NC 27030, or to Central Continuing Care, Activity Department, 1287 Newsome Street, Mount Airy, NC 27030. The family would like to thank the staffs of Central Continuing Care, Northern Hospital of Surry County, and the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home for the care and thoughtfulness during his illness. Online condolences may be made at www.moodyfuneralservices.com.