Betty Jewel Wyatt Hight passed away April 2, 2025. Betty was born Nov. 19, 1928, in Newport, AR to James Wyatt and Addie Dell Woody Wyatt. After graduating from high school, Betty married Army Master Sergeant James Hight. She found joy in being a military wife, traveling, attending church, and raising her young family. Betty then became a Real Estate Agent and worked for several agencies in Shawnee for 20 + years. Then began volunteering at Shawnee Hospital for more than 20 years.
Betty is survived by her loving children, William “Bill” Hight and his wife, Joy, of Tulsa, OK; daughter, Darlene Griffith and her husband, Jeff, of Shawnee, OK; and son, Richard and his wife, Marty, of Sand Springs, OK; as well as her six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren who all know her as, Nana. She further leaves behind a large extended family that spans the country, but were dear to her heart.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, James Coleman Hight who passed away in 1991; her son, James Henry Hight and his wife, Linda and by her three older brothers: Ralph, Vernon and Roy and their spouses.
Services were held April 7, 2025 at the Walker Funeral Chapel. Following the ceremony, Betty was laid to rest next to her husband at Fairview Cemetery.
