This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YS.2ADE/716 Message Board Post: I am NOT related to this family. This obituary was taken from the St. Clair News-Aegis, Thursday August 10, 2006. Sgt. Justin Dale Hyatt Funeral services for Sgt. Justin Dale Hyatt, 21, of Ashiville, Alabama, were held Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at Usrey Chapel with the Reverend Phillip Battles officiating. Interment was in Greensport Baptist Cemetery in Ashville, Alabama. Sgt. Hyatt was a native of Ashville, a 2003 graduate of Ashville HIgh School, and a member of Steele United Methodist Church. Sgt. Hyatt enlisted into the Army on the 13th of August, 2003. He attended the U.S. Army Infantry Basic Training Course and Airborne School in Ft. Benning, GA. Upon completion, he received orders to the elite 82nd Airborne Division in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion 325th Airborne Infantry, Regiment C Company, 2nd Platoon. He deployed with the 82nd Airborne Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom to provide security for the democratic elections in Baghdad. Shortly after his deployment, Justin enlisted for three additional years and was assigned to the 5th Battalion, Dahlonega, GA. He was recently selected to attend the U.S. Army Special Forces Assessment and Selection Course this fall. Sgt. Justin Hyatt was a quiet professional, the epitome of an Airborne Ranger, a leader who stood above his peers, and a friend to those with whom he served. He will be greatly missed. He is survived by his mother, Gail Hyatt of Ashville, Alabama; father and stepmother Dale and Paula Hyatt of Hokes Bluff; sister Crystal Mcwaters (Brandon) of Ashville; grandparents, Geraldine Sanders of Ashville, Hobert & Betty Hyatt of Steele; three stepbrothers, Tim Townsend (Kelly), Danny Townsend (Brandy) and Rob Townsend, all of Hokes Bluff; special uncle, Wade Sanders; nephew John Henry McWaters of Ashville; step-nieces, Holly Townsend, Emma Townsend, Maggie Townsend and Ally Townsend all of Hokes Bluff. Pallbearers were fellow u.S. Army Rangers from the 5th Ranger Training Battalion. Usrey Funeral Home of Pell City directed.