MARLATT, Mont
Source: 1960 obituaries (Covington Public Library
Veedersburg – Mont E. Marlatt, age 85 of Danville, Ill, a native of the Veedersburg community and a retired railroader, died at 10:10 a.m. Monday Jan 6 (199) at the Danville Care Nursing Home where he had been a patient since Nov 14. He had been in ill health several months. Mr. Marlatt was born April 12, 1883 April 12, 1883 on a farm near Veedersburg, the son of Tobian and Mary Brissey Marlatt. He was married in 1916 at Terre Haute to Mary Ann Toner who preceded him in death Oct 31, 1963. He was first employed by the Nickel Plate Railroad at Veedersburg and later by the NY Central Railroad. He went to Danville in 1933 and was employed by the C&EI as a brakeman and retired as a conductor July 31, 1956. He was a member of Anchor Masonic Lodge 980 and the Danville Scottish-Rite; He attended the St. James Methodist Church and was a member of the Old Rails and New Ties and the Order of Railroad Conductors and Brakeman Local 127. Surviving are two sons, Wayne E and Charles L both of Danville; two daughters, Mrs. MD (Betty) Jones of Onarga, Ill; and Mrs. EE (Meg) Alphers of Alpena, Mich; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and two brothers. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Lakeside Funeral Chapel in Danville, Dr. Richard Newhall officiated and burial was in Spring Hill Cemetery. Masonic services were held at the funeral home Thursday evening. – kbz
Mont E. Marlatt, 85, of 812 N. Jackson, a retired railroader, died at 10:10 a.m. yesterday (Jan. 6, 1969) at the Danville Care Nursing Home where he had been a patient since Nov. 14. He had been in ill health several months. Born April 12, 1883, on a farm near Veedersburg, Ind., he was a son of Tobian and Mary Brissey Marlatt. He was married in 1916 a1 Terre Haute, Ind., to Mary Ann Toner who preceded him in death Oct. 31, 1963. Surviving are two sons, Wayne E. and Charles L., both Danville; two daughters, Mrs. M. D. (Betty) Jones of Onarga and Mrs. E. E. (Marg) Alpers of Alpena, Mich.; six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers. Mr. Marlatt was first employed by the Nickel Plate Railroad at Veedersburg and later by the New York Central Railroad. He came to Danville in 1933 and was employed by the C&EI Railroad as a brakeman and retired as a conductor on July 31, 1956. Mr. Marlatt was a member of Anchor Masonic Lodge 980 and the Danville Scottish Rite. He attended the St. James Methodist Church and was a member of the Old Rails and New Ties and the Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen Local 127. He also was a member and active in the Danville Senior Citizens. The body is at the Lakeside Funeral Chapel. Arrangements are incomplete. --typed by Walt W