July 21, 1944 - May 27, 2014

Ella Pearl Hyatt, 69, of Starks, LA, passed from this life on Tuesday, May 27, 2014.

Mrs. Hyatt was a graduate of Hyatt High School and a Beauregard Parish Fair Princess.  She worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. in Port Arthur, TX and married in 1963 in Port Arthur.  Ella Pearl worked many years as a professional seamstress.  She was a lifelong member of ADAH Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star of DeQuincy and served as an officer.  She was a member of Gambrell Baptist Church and was a prior song leader.  She was a supporter of many Christian charities.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Prentice Ebb Hyatt of Starks, LA; daughter, Amanda Hyatt Burge and husband Shane of Austin, TX; sister, Brenda Naomi "Dolly" Smith Kramer of Sulphur, LA; granddaughter, Megan Hope.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd and Hazel Foster Smith; brothers, Albert Louis Smith and Lloyd Smith, Jr.; sisters, Betty Smith Coleman and Selma Doris Smith McFadden.

Visitation and Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 31, 2014 at Gambrell Baptist Church in Starks, LA.  Visitation will be from 10:00am until time of service at 2:00pm.  Burial will follow at Smith Cemetery in Starks.  Bro. Jerral Lambright will officiate.