Mr. Max L. Hyatt

Max Leon Hyatt passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023, at the age of 89. Max was born on March 21, 1934 in Arab, Marshall County, Alabama to the late Moses Greenberry Hyatt and Laura Hunt Hyatt. He grew up in Arab, Alabama and attended Arab High School. Following his marriage to the love of his life, Barbara Joe Pearson, on November 26, 1954, Max departed two days later to serve in the United States Army where he was deployed to Germany in support of the Allied Occupational Forces of World War II. Following his Honorable Discharge from the United States Army, Max began working at Arab Electric Cooperative as a lineman and retired forty-two years later as General Superintendent. Following his retirement, Max was elected unopposed to six consecutive terms to the Board of Directors for the Arab Electric Cooperative for an additional eighteen years of service, totaling 60 years of service to the Cooperative. Also following his retirement, Max continued serving the community as a licensed electrician with the establishment of Hyatt Emergency Standby Power LLC which he lead for more than fifteen years. Max never met a stranger and greeted everyone with a handshake, a smile and a kind word. He lived his life in service to others through such activities as holding a number of offices with the Arab Lions Club, including President; over thirty-five years of service to the Boy Scouts of America, serving much of that time as Cub Scout Master for Cub Scout Pack 60 and in various capacities on the Choccolocco Council, earning a number of Scouting awards such as the Wood Badge and Silver Beaver, the highest leadership award in Scouting; over twenty-five years of service to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Arab Post 6226 serving in numerous leadership assignments at the local, county, district and state levels. Max was also recognized by the Arab Chamber of Commerce as the1997 recipient of the Outstanding Citizen Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions and achievements in community service. He was a dedicated member of Arab First United Methodist Church in Arab, Alabama, where he served in numerous capacities, including as a member of the Board of Trustees during the time of the construction of the new church building at its current location on Main Street in Arab, Alabama. Max Leon Hyatt is survived by his wife of sixty-eight years, Barbara Joe Pearson Hyatt, four sons, Ronald Barry Hyatt (Tess) of Holly Pond, Alabama, Timothy Lynn Hyatt of Arab, Alabama, Rodney Neil Hyatt (Suzanne) of Huntsville, Alabama, and Jonathan Lee Hyatt of Arab, Alabama, and sister and brother-in-law, Judy Hyatt Reid and Jim Reid of Arab, Alabama. He is also survived by grandchildren, by whom he was lovingly known as “Papa Max”, Chelsea Hyatt Young (Kyle) and Jon Ross Hyatt (Alicya), and step-grandchildren, Michael Bell, Brian Isom (Amber), and Holli Kenney (Nick), and ten great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his father, Moses Greenberry Hyatt, mother, Laura Hunt Hyatt, and sisters, Evelyn Faye Hyatt Smith and Christine Hyatt Farmer Bagwell. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 25, 2023, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at Arab First United Methodist Church in Arab, Alabama. The funeral service will follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. with graveside service with military honors immediately following at Arab Memorial Cemetery in Arab, Alabama. Pallbearers are employees of the Arab Electric Cooperative and honorary pallbearers are the members of Arab VFW Post 6226. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Shepherd’s Cove of Marshall County or Arab VFW Post 6226. Max Hyatt will be deeply missed by all those who knew and loved him. Arab Heritage Memorial Chapel, directing

Mr. Max L. Hyatt

March 21, 1934 - April 22, 2023