Betty J. Hiatt

Betty J. Hiatt, 95, of Fairmount, died Monday, August 23, 2021, at Wesleyan Health Care. Betty was a lifelong Fairmount resident born on February 18, 1926, daughter of the late John R. and Flora J. (Scott) Askren. She graduated from Fairmount High School in 1944. Betty married Dale F. Metzger on May 23, 1948. He preceded her in death on May 28, 1984. Betty married Evert R. Hiatt on April 19, 1986. He preceded her in death on February 11, 1999. Betty was the owner/operator of Shorty & Son Body Shop in Fairmount. Betty was a kind, loving, and very social woman. She was a member of the American Legion #313 Auxiliary, 75 plus year member of the Order of Eastern Star, VFW #773Auxiliary, DeMolay, Forty and Eight, and the Fairmount Bonnet Club. Betty held many offices, including the president, in the organizations she was a part of. Betty is survived by her son, John (Sheila) Metzger; grandsons, Brad (Erin) Metzger, and Kyle (Amber) Shell all of Fairmount; great-grandchildren, Collen (Brooke) Metzger, Kortney Metzger, and Bryce Metzger, Fairmount, Taylor Nall, Bowling Green, KY, and Tiffany (Joe) DeCamp, Roanoke; and four great-great-grandchildren. Preceded in death are her parents, husbands, four brothers, four sisters, granddaughter, Jennifer Nall, and daughter-in-law, Cathy Metzger. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Fairmount Chapel of Armes-Hunt Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 415 S. Main Street, Fairmount, Indiana where visitation will be, Monday, August 30, 2021, from 11 AM - 1 PM. The funeral service will begin at 1 PM with Pastor Sheila Metzger officiating. A Legion Auxiliary and Eastern Star Service will be the service at 1 PM. Burial will be at Grant Memorial Park Cemetery, Marion. Memorial contributions may be made to the Fairmount Baptist Church, P.O. Box 153, Fairmount, IN 46928, or in care of the funeral home. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.armeshuntfuneralhome.com Service Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Fairmount Chapel - Armes - Hunt Funeral Home and Cremation Services 415 S Main StreetFairmount, IN 46928-1929Service Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 1:00 pm Fairmount Chapel - Armes - Hunt Funeral Home and Cremation Services 415 S Main StreetFairmount, IN 46928-1929