Arlen Hiatt

Arlen Hiatt, age 74 of Columbus died Tuesday, April 23, 2002 at his home in rural Columbus. Funeral services are 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 26, 2002 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus. The Rev. Tom Weisbecker will officiate. Burial with military honors will be in the Kent Cemetery located in Taylor, Nebraska. Visitation will be Thursday 5-8 p.m. at McKown Funeral Home. A vigil will be held at 8:00 p.m. also at the funeral home. Visitation will continue 12:00 noon until service time at the church.

Arlen Laverne Hiatt was born May 21, 1927 to Clifton B. and Gladys N. (Ransom) Hiatt in rural Chase County, near Champion, Nebraska. He attended school throught the 8th grade at Champion and graduated from Imperial High School in 1945. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served until 1946.
He married Kathleen Marie Van Wormer in 1947 at Duduque, Iowa. He worked as a farm & ranch hand and as a rodeo contestant & announcer. He showed, trained and shod horses. He also worked as a brick layer. His life long love has been horses. It all started at an early age. He rode horses to school in his early years. He trained race horses for the past 30 years. he has several stake winners, such as Red Black Kettle, Shelly Bo and Ramlin Indian. In 1999 his horse, Neraks Eman was the Champion 2 year old in the State of Nebraska and is also in the Nebraska Racing Hall of Fame. He enjoyed writing poetry. He lived in Burwell for 12 years and in the Bellwood and Columbus areas the past 13 years.

He is survived by:

Wife Kathleen Marie Hiatt Columbus, NE
Daughter Linda Lee (Halsey) Cade Jones, OK
Son Steven Duane Hiatt David City, NE
Sister Naomi Dempsey Bakersfield, CA
Sister Ivadene Helpingstine Garden City, KS
Sister Twilla (Harold) Coleman Orosi, CA
2- Granddaughters and 3 Great Grandchildren

He was preceded in death by his parents