Perry H. Laten, age 92, of Fremont
Died Thursday April 23, 2020 at Dunklau Gardens in Fremont.
Perry was born June 5, 1927 in Fayetteville, Tennessee to James T. and Marcella ‘Hall’ Laten. He was raised in Lincoln County, TN. and graduated from Lincoln County High School in 1944. He served for a year in the United States Navy then attended and graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1949. He was employed by George A. Hormel Company as a hog buyer for 35 years working in Austin, MN., Fremont and Beatrice before returning to Fremont in 1984.
Perry married Dona Ericson on June 4, 1966 in Fremont.
Perry was a member of the First Baptist Church in Fremont, Fremont Masonic Lodge No. 15 A.F & A.M., Fremont York Rite where he received the ‘Knight Of York Cross Of Honor’, and the Tangier Shrine of Omaha.
Survivors:
Wife – Dona of Fremont
Sister – Lucia Laten Blackwell of Maryland
Sister-in-law – Linda Olson of Missouri
Special Friends – Deb and Jimmy Peterson of Fremont
Controlled visitation will be Tuesday from 2pm to 7pm at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel in Fremont. A funeral (following CDC guidelines) will be held 11am, Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at the First Baptist Church in Fremont. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Fayetteville, Tennessee. Memorials are suggested to the First Baptist Church in Fremont.
Online guestbook at www.Ludvigsenmortuary.com
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