The McDougald Funeral Home and Cremation Services 2211 North Main Street Anderson, SC 29621 864-224-4343 Obituary ANDERSON, SC MIHOKO "KAY" YAMAMOTO FLEMING HYATT September 21, 1932 - August 11, 2012 Mihoko Yamamoto was born in Shikoku, Japan and was the daughter of the late Kurasuke Yamamoto and the late Tsutaiyo Yoshino. She would go on to live in Osaka, Japan and would meet her future husband, the late Charles Wayne Fleming while he was stationed in Japan for military service during the Korean Conflict. Mihoko immigrated to the United States in 1958 and would soon be granted US citizenship which she was always very proud of. She lived in California, Maryland, Germany, and Texas before finally settling in Anderson, South Carolina. Mihoko converted to Christianity in 1967 which was something she was so very thankful for. She was self-taught in English and retained fluency in Japanese throughout her life. Kay had three children, Jimmy, Amy who is deceased, and Mary Ann and in turn would be the grandmother of seven grandchildren. On January 5, 1988, Mihoko married Ken Hyatt and they were together until her passing. She is survived by her husband Kenneth Hyatt, two children, Jimmy Lee Fleming and Mary Ann Hopkins, a sister and niece in Japan, Chisako Morioka and Mari Kitaura, and seven grandchildren, Alexander Fleming, Jeffrey Hopkins, Jr., Jamison Hopkins, Anley Hopkins, Elizabeth Fleming, Victoria Fleming, and Olivia Fleming. In her final days she was cared for by her family and the Callie and John Rainey Hospice House. In accordance with her personal wishes, Mihoko passed away in her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was 79 years old. Kay was a member of Grace Memorial Baptist Church and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. Funeral services to celebrate the life of Mihoko "Kay" Hyatt will be held on Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at 11 AM at the Chapel of The McDougald Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Dickson and Rev. Billy Ray Whitfield officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will be at the residence and will receive friends at The McDougald Funeral Home on Monday, August 13, 2012, from 7 PM until 9 PM. Please make donations in memory of Kay to Grace Memorial Baptist Church, 3518 Whitehall Road, Anderson, SC 29621; or to Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621. In lieu of flowers, when spring arrives, instead seek out a Japanese cherry tree and look on that which Mihoko loved so much. A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com. THE McDOUGALD FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, Anderson, SC Events Visitation Monday, August 13, 2012 7:00PM - 9:00PM The McDougald Funeral Home 2211 North Main Street Anderson, SC 29621 Email: Gail@mcdougaldfuneralhome.com,laurel@mcdougaldfuneralhome.com Phone: (864) 224-4343 Funeral Service Tuesday, August 14, 2012 11:00PM The McDougald Funeral Home 2211 North Main Street Anderson, SC 29621 Email: Gail@mcdougaldfuneralhome.com,laurel@mcdougaldfuneralhome.com Phone: (864) 224-4343 Final Resting Place Forest Lawn Memorial Park 2609 U. S. Highway 29 North Anderson , SC 29621