Darlene Macie Hatten, age 77 of Fremont Hills – Nixa, Missouri passed into eternal life on Friday, January 21, 2022. She was born September 3, 1944, the daughter of Charles B. Gay Sr. and Macie R. Stevens in Oak Park, Illinois. Darlene graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School in 1962, where she met Robert O. Hatten, and they were later married in the Spring of 1963.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Benjamin Sr. and Macie Rose Gay and her sister, Carol Ann Seibert.
Darlene is survived by her three children, Amy Susan Ruiz and husband, David, of Eldon, Missouri; Marian Lee House and husband, Mark, of Fremont Hills – Nixa, Missouri; CWO3 Thomas Parry Hatten USMC (ret.) and wife, Julee, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Darlene is also survived by her beloved grandchildren Lindsay Routon, and husband Andrew, Adam and Jacob Yamry, Jeremy and Jeff Hatten, Cameron and Brady House, Jake Kenyon, Keaton Spear, Kristyn Frazee and husband Nathan; her great grandchildren Raehonna, Kohen, Mackenna, Aurora, and Victoria Routon, Nash Kenyon, Slade and Sloan Frazee. She is also survived by her brother, Charles Benjamin Gay, Jr. and and his wife, Nancy. Darlene was the loving Matriarch of the family and also cared deeply for her many nieces and nephews. She loved her family fiercely and often gave her last dime to help them.
Anyone who had the pleasure of knowing Miss Darlene would agree that her smile was infectious and would light up a room. She held several careers throughout her lifetime, but the one in which she was most proud was her time as a Flight Attendant for Continental Airlines. She loved the stories and meeting new people. In her later years, Darlene loved catching up with old friends on Facebook or talking with them on the phone. She never met an animal that she didn’t love, but none so great as her precious dogs, Claire and KC.
Miss Darlene touched countless lives and will be greatly missed. Darlene requested no public service, asking only for her immediate family to gather to celebrate her life. Cremation services under the care and direction of Barnes Family Funeral Home, Ozark. Online condolences may be shared at www.barnesfamilyfuneralhome.com
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