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PFC Joseph Benjamin Lattus Jr.

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PFC Joseph Benjamin Lattus Jr.

Birth
Hickman, Fulton County, Kentucky, USA
Death
3 Aug 1948 (aged 58)
Fulton, Fulton County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Hickman, Fulton County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Joseph B. Lattus married Norine Louisa Hunziker on January 2, 1928 in Hickman, Kentucky.
They had four children



BEN LATTUS DIES
SUDDENLY TUESDAY

Joseph Benjamin (Ben) Lattus, prominent farmer of this community and son of Mrs. Maggie Mangold and the late Joseph Benjamin Lattus, died at Haws Clinic in Fulton, Tuesday, August 3, at 3:10 a.m. following a short illness. He was 58 years of age.

Mr. Lattus, a World War I veteran, served 2 ½ years overseas. He had spent his entire life farming in the vicinity of Hickman. His death was sudden and came as a severe shock to his family and many friends.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Norine Hunziker Lattus, his mother, Mrs. Maggie Mangold, four children John Benjamin, Joe, Daniel, Lena Margaret and Frank; two sisters, Mrs. Katie McNeill, Mrs. Wilfred Kaufmann; three brothers Jake, Charles and John Lattus and a host of friends.

Funeral services were held with Requiem high mass at the Sacred Heart Church at nine o'clock Thursday morning.

Acolytes were nephews of the deceased as follows: Frederick and Herman Lattus, Vincent Kaufman and Chris Mangold.

Active pallbearers were Raymond Kaufmann, Joe, J.C., John Jacob, Thomas Harold, and Hugh Leonard Lattus, Lester Mangold and Prather Mangold.

Honorary pall bearers were Ernest Johnson, H.W. Whipple Sr., T.H. Streeter, Paul Choate, Fred Ward, Jonas Davie, Pete Roper, Floyd Green Sr., Ples Fields, S.T. Roper, Hugh Garrigan and Dee McNeill.

Burial was at the city cemetery with Barret's funeral service.

The Hickman Courier -
Hickman, Ky
Friday, August 6, 1948, p. 1



Kentucky Death Certificate #16193
Name: Joseph Benjamin Lattus
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Usual Occupation: Farmer
Death Age: 58 years, 5 months, 24 days
Birth Date: [Sunday], February 9, 1890
Birth Place: Fulton County, Kentucky
Death Date: [Thursday], August 3, 1948
Death Place: Fulton, Fulton County, Kentucky
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage: Hypertension.
Father: Joseph Benjaman Lattus (b. Indiana)
Mother: Margaret Stahr (b. Kentucky)
Spouse: Norine H Lattus (age 49)
Informant: Mrs. J. B. Lattus, Hickman, Ky
Burial: Hickman City Cemetery on August 5, 1948
._______

Miss Norine Hunzicker and Ben Lattus, well known people of this city, were married at nine o'clock Monday morning in the Sacred Heart Catholic church.

The ceremony was performed by Father Gettelfinger. Miss Mildred Ramage, postmistress of Hickman, and Charlie Lattus, brother of the groom, were witness attendants, with Raymond Mangold and Mark Bradley as altar attendants.

As the wedding party entered the church, Miss Margaret Johnson played Mendelssohn's wedding march and during the ceremony the choir sang hymns, with the recessional as they left the church. The ceremony was the nuptial mass.

The bride wore full street outfit, with tan crepe dress, coat and hat. She is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hunzicker, was born and reared in this city, and is one of the best known young women of the city.

Mr. Lattus is a progressive and well to do farmer, residing at Cayce, 10 miles east of here, where they will make their home. He was born and reared just south of Hickman. He also operates a farm at Dorena, Mo., with other business interests in and around Hickman.

The News-Democrat
Paducah, Ky
Wednesday, January 4, 1928, p. 8
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Joseph B. Lattus married Norine Louisa Hunziker on January 2, 1928 in Hickman, Kentucky.
They had four children



BEN LATTUS DIES
SUDDENLY TUESDAY

Joseph Benjamin (Ben) Lattus, prominent farmer of this community and son of Mrs. Maggie Mangold and the late Joseph Benjamin Lattus, died at Haws Clinic in Fulton, Tuesday, August 3, at 3:10 a.m. following a short illness. He was 58 years of age.

Mr. Lattus, a World War I veteran, served 2 ½ years overseas. He had spent his entire life farming in the vicinity of Hickman. His death was sudden and came as a severe shock to his family and many friends.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Norine Hunziker Lattus, his mother, Mrs. Maggie Mangold, four children John Benjamin, Joe, Daniel, Lena Margaret and Frank; two sisters, Mrs. Katie McNeill, Mrs. Wilfred Kaufmann; three brothers Jake, Charles and John Lattus and a host of friends.

Funeral services were held with Requiem high mass at the Sacred Heart Church at nine o'clock Thursday morning.

Acolytes were nephews of the deceased as follows: Frederick and Herman Lattus, Vincent Kaufman and Chris Mangold.

Active pallbearers were Raymond Kaufmann, Joe, J.C., John Jacob, Thomas Harold, and Hugh Leonard Lattus, Lester Mangold and Prather Mangold.

Honorary pall bearers were Ernest Johnson, H.W. Whipple Sr., T.H. Streeter, Paul Choate, Fred Ward, Jonas Davie, Pete Roper, Floyd Green Sr., Ples Fields, S.T. Roper, Hugh Garrigan and Dee McNeill.

Burial was at the city cemetery with Barret's funeral service.

The Hickman Courier -
Hickman, Ky
Friday, August 6, 1948, p. 1



Kentucky Death Certificate #16193
Name: Joseph Benjamin Lattus
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Usual Occupation: Farmer
Death Age: 58 years, 5 months, 24 days
Birth Date: [Sunday], February 9, 1890
Birth Place: Fulton County, Kentucky
Death Date: [Thursday], August 3, 1948
Death Place: Fulton, Fulton County, Kentucky
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage: Hypertension.
Father: Joseph Benjaman Lattus (b. Indiana)
Mother: Margaret Stahr (b. Kentucky)
Spouse: Norine H Lattus (age 49)
Informant: Mrs. J. B. Lattus, Hickman, Ky
Burial: Hickman City Cemetery on August 5, 1948
._______

Miss Norine Hunzicker and Ben Lattus, well known people of this city, were married at nine o'clock Monday morning in the Sacred Heart Catholic church.

The ceremony was performed by Father Gettelfinger. Miss Mildred Ramage, postmistress of Hickman, and Charlie Lattus, brother of the groom, were witness attendants, with Raymond Mangold and Mark Bradley as altar attendants.

As the wedding party entered the church, Miss Margaret Johnson played Mendelssohn's wedding march and during the ceremony the choir sang hymns, with the recessional as they left the church. The ceremony was the nuptial mass.

The bride wore full street outfit, with tan crepe dress, coat and hat. She is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hunzicker, was born and reared in this city, and is one of the best known young women of the city.

Mr. Lattus is a progressive and well to do farmer, residing at Cayce, 10 miles east of here, where they will make their home. He was born and reared just south of Hickman. He also operates a farm at Dorena, Mo., with other business interests in and around Hickman.

The News-Democrat
Paducah, Ky
Wednesday, January 4, 1928, p. 8
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