Cecil Latta December 21, 2011
Cecil
Latta, age 81 of Warsaw passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2011,
at 9:15 a.m. in his residence in Warsaw, Indiana. He was born
on January 23, 1930, in Warsaw, to Cecil Graham Latta and Margaret
(Egan) Latta. He was a Lifetime resident of Warsaw. He
was a graduate of Warsaw High School in 1949. Cecil was
a US Air Force Veteran serving from 1951 to 1954 as an Airman
First Class.
On June 13, 1959, he married Patricia
Tyner, and she passed away in 1995. On October 25, 1997,
he married Joyce (Snyder) Cain, she survives. Cecil worked
for Zimmer, Inc., in the Fiber Metal Division retiring in 1992.
He was a former Kosciusko County
Sheriff Deputy (1956-1959) serving under Sheriff Carl “Tuffy”
Latta. He was also a Shipping Supervisor for Korth Furniture
of Warsaw.
He was a member of Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, American Legion Post # 49, Knights of Columbus
(4th degree) and The Elks Lodge #802 all of Warsaw.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce
Latta of Warsaw, 2 nieces, Margaret (and spouse Eric) Whitley
of Warsaw and Janet (and spouse Scott) Kammerer of Leesburg,
1 nephew, Steve Allen of Warsaw, 1 great nephew and 5 great nieces.
He was preceded in death by parents,
1 sister, Annie Allen and 2 infant brothers.
A Mass of Christian Burial will
be held on Tuesday, December 27, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, Warsaw.
Calling will be on Monday, December
26, 2011, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel,
Warsaw. There will be a Rosary Service at 7:30 p.m. and
a Vigil by the Knights of Columbus.
Father Phil DeVolder will officiate.
Burial will take place at Oakwood
Cemetery with Military Honors by the American Legion Post 49
and the VFW Post 1126 and the Indiana Army National Guard.
The family requests that the memorial
contribution be made to:
Sacred Heart Catholic School Scholarship Fund
125 N. Harrison Street, Warsaw, IN 46580
or
Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice, Inc.
1515 Provident Drive Suite 250, Warsaw, IN 46580 (12-23-2011)
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