Mrs. Ruth Ann Hallett

August 16, 1928 - April 10, 2017

A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Ruth Ann Hallett, age 88, of Beverly Hills, Florida, will be held 10:00 AM, Friday, April 21, 2017 at the Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church with Father Avelino Garcia officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM until 5:00 PM, Thursday at the Beverly Hills Chapel of Hooper Funeral Homes. Mrs. Hallett was born August 16, 1928 in Boston, MA, daughter of the late John and Margaret (Lane) Meehan. She died April 10, 2017 in Lecanto, Florida. She moved to Beverly Hills, Florida from South Hadley, Massachusetts in 1983. Mrs. Hallett was a member of Catholic Women's Club and Minister of Hospitality at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church; as well as the FFRA (Friends and Family of Retarded Adults). She volunteered at the Key Training Center and Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. She was the Vice President of the American Ram Corporation from 1993-2004. Mrs. Hallett was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Whitfield B. Hallett, and daughter, Elaine Ann Hallett. Survivors include son, Michael J. Hallett of Beverly Hills, FL, daughter, Dianne Degon of Reisterstown, MD, brother, John Leo Meehan of Alton Bay, New Hampshire, sister, Elinor Rogers of Manchester, New Hampshire, and 2 grandchildren, Ann Marie Degon and Scott Francis Degon. Mrs. Hallett's final resting place will be next to her husband, Whitfield, at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.HooperFuneralHome.com. Arrangements are under the direction of the Beverly Hills Chapel of Hooper Funeral Homes & Crematory.