Bobbi was born on June 11, 1947, in Leavenworth, Kansas, to Eugene Cleveland Gabbert and Mildred Frances (Collins) Gabbert. She graduated from West Platte High School in 1965 and later attended Beauty Academy in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Shortly thereafter, Bobbi began her career as a beautician and opened Bobbi’s Hair Fashions in 1966. At one time, she owned and operated two locations, one in Platte City, Missouri, and the other in Weston, Missouri. She proudly owned and operated her business until 2026. In the early eighties, she also opened The Petal Pusher with Shirley Schaback, which they operated together until 1994.

Bobbi married Arthur Burton Hiatt on February 5, 1977, in Weston, Missouri. In addition to managing her own businesses, she and Burton worked together in their family businesses, including Hiatt Auction Service, Hiatt Motors, and Hiatt Rentals.

Bobbi was deeply involved in the Weston community. She was an active member of the West Platte Booster Club for approximately 10 years, serving as president for most of that time. She was also a member of the Weston Chamber of Commerce. Together, Bobbi and Burton received several community honors, including the Schaback Award for Community Service in 2003 and the Glow Award from the City of Weston in 2007.

Bobbi was a devoted member of Christian Assembly Church in Weston, where she took great pride in preparing and organizing church meals. She was responsible for all church dinners, including monthly fellowship dinners, Easter conventions, Christmas programs, and funeral dinners. She generously shared her love of cooking and baking not only with her church family but also with her own family at home and during family gatherings. As her father-in-law, Doc Hiatt, lovingly coined it, she was “the best cook in the grace movement.”

Bobbi was preceded in death by her husband, Burton; her parents; her sisters, Judy Graves and Carol Niederee; and her brother, John Gabbert.

She is survived by her five children: Darcey Ellen Hiatt (Chris Dillard) of Springfield, Illinois; Christopher Burton Hiatt (Wendy) of Weston, Missouri; Karen Leigh Trochtenberg of Weston, Missouri; Boyd Collins Hiatt of Weston, Missouri; and Paige Alexis Hiatt (Hans Lange) of Weston, Missouri.

She also leaves behind 10 grandchildren: Sean Dunkel, Christopher Jackson, Hilary Buford, Madison Hiatt, Brody Hiatt, Benjamin Trochtenberg, Dylan Trochtenberg, Bailey Hiatt, Gretchen McKenzie, and Reese Hiatt; and 14 great-grandchildren: Jesse Hundley, Tayler Hundley, Kayden Dickerson, Emmett Buford, Henry Buford, Riley Dunkel, Baker Whitworth, Fletcher Buford, Hazel Whitworth, Delilah Trochtenberg, Lillian Hiatt, Landry Whitworth, Blake Trochtenberg, and Rory Trochtenberg.

Also surviving are her sisters, Janet Marriott and Patricia Moppin; and sisters-in-law, Cassy Gabbert and Dorothy Donnelli. And numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.

Bobbi will be remembered for her entrepreneurial spirit, her dedication to her community, her devotion to her church, and, above all, her love for her family. Her warmth, generosity, and many years of service to the Weston community will leave a lasting legacy. She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.

A visitation will be held 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 11, 2026 at Vaughn Funeral Home in Weston, MO.  Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, November 12, 2026 at the funeral home; followed by an interment at the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Weston.

Arrangements By:  Vaughn Funeral Home-Weston, MO-Ph. 816.386.2281.  www.vaughnfuneralhomes.com.