HATT, Muriel Pearl – age 78 of Nictaux, NS passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017 in Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, Middleton. Born in Fraxville, Lunenburg County, she was the daughter of the late Edgar Herman and Pansy Viola (Turner) Bezanson. Muriel was a devoted and loving mother with a passion for caring for children and the elderly. She enjoyed her flower gardens with knitting, crocheting and painting being her favourite pastimes. Muriel loved family dinners and luncheons with friends. She will be sadly missed by daughters Eliza Newton, Mashpee Massachusetts; Lois Hatt (Chris Hudson) Victoria Beach; son Ernest Nelson Hatt Jr. (Joyce), Bloomington, NS; sisters Alice (Earl Hiltz), Antigonish; Pauline (Russell) Barnes, Kentville; Opal (Vincent) McCoombs, Mill Village and sister in-law Joyce Lightfoot, Bridgetown; grandchildren Mark Broome, Laura Broome, Sarah Newton and Bronson Sarty; great-grandchildren Hayden, Brooke, Madyson, William and Wyatt,  and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Muriel was predeceased by her parents, Edgar and Pansy, her husband Ernest "Ernie" Hatt; daughter Wanda Bezanson and son-in-law Jack Newton. In keeping with Muriel's wishes, cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation or service. Arrangements have been entrusted to Middleton Funeral Home, 398 Main St., (902) 825-3448. Donations in memory may be made to a charity of choice. Online guestbook may be signed by visiting: www.middletonfuneralhome.com