Linda Gail Hyatt
June 5, 1943 - March 24, 2026

Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home 943 Highway 425 North Monticello, AR 71655 Map & Directions Visitation Pleasant Springs Baptist Church Pleasant Springs Rd. Coleman ,  AR 71655 3/28/2026 1:00-2:00 p.m. Map & Directions Graveside Service Pleasant Springs Cemetery Pleasant Springs Rd. Monticello ,  AR 71655 3/28/2026 2:00 p.m. Map & Directions   Pleasant Springs Cemetery Pleasant Springs Rd. Monticello, AR 71655 Map & Directions

Linda Gail Carter Hyatt, age 82 of Monticello, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at St. Vincent Hospice in Little Rock, AR. She was born June 5, 1943, in Monticello, AR to the late J.D. Carter and Katherine (Carter) Carter.

She was the widow of David Taylor Hyatt, a retired police dispatcher and was of the Presbyterian faith. Gail loved life and lived it to the fullest. She loved spending time with her family, fishing, loved to talk and tell stories about her grandkids. She also dearly loved her law enforcement family and had many fond memories of serving the public. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Jimmy Carter.

She is survived by two daughters, Jaye Jones and husband Larry and Ann Kling and husband Larry all of Monticello; a sister, Pat Lack and husband Johnny; her four beloved grandchildren, Lance Kling and wife Kasey, Levi Kling and wife Sydney, Hannah Kling Darnell and husband Clay, and Suzanne Leonard and husband Phillip; four great grandchildren; a host of nieces and nephews; special friends, Lois, California Ann and Ginger; and sister and brother-in-law, Hannah and Art Harris.

Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 28, 2026, at Pleasant Springs Cemetery. There will be a visitation from 1:00-2:00 p.m. preceding the graveside service at Pleasant Springs Baptist Church.