Theodore "Ted" Lattie

Theodore (Ted) Lattie, 84 of Somerset, KY, formerly of Kilsyth, WV departed this life on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Haggin Memorial Hospital in Harrodsburg, KY. He was born July 21, 1926 at Kilsyth, West Virginia to the late John and Charlotte Cochrane Lattie. He was a veteran serving both in the US Navy and US Army. While serving he earned (4) four bronze stars in the Korean Conflict. He was a brakeman on the Norfolk -Southern Railroad in Cleveland, Ohio and he loved gardening. Mr. Lattie was of the Baptist faith, a member of the Beacon Hill Baptist Church of Somerset, KY. He is survived by his wife, Loretta (nee Fitzgerald) Lattie; two sons, Edward Fontaine and wife, Karen of Acworth, GA, and Gary Fontaine and wife, Carol of Twinsburg, OH, 12 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, and 5 great great grandchildren, two brothers, George Lattie and wife, Betty Lattie of Albertsville, AL and Larry Lattie of Sweeny, TX. Other than his parents, he was also preceded in death by one son, Ted Lattie, Jr., daughter, Sheila Lattie Barrett, daughter, Cora Watson and one brother, John Lattie,Jr. Friends may call at the Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 18, 2011. Graveside services will be held at the High Lawn Cemetery in Oak Hill at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 19. 2011. The family requests expressions of sympathy be made to the Beacon Hill Student Center, 4705 S. Hwy 27, Somerset, KY 42503. Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, WV