Latham N. Fitch b. 28 Jul 1921 New York, New York, USA d. 9 Jan 2008 DeLand, Florida, USA

1921 - 2008 (86 years)

Name	Latham N. Fitch
Born	28 Jul 1921	New York, New York, USA
Gender	Male
Died	9 Jan 2008	DeLand, Florida, USA
Buried	Osceola Memory Gardens, Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida, United States
Person ID	I25628	Family Tree
Last Modified	30 Jun 2018

Father	Elmer Brown Fitch, b. 10 Jun 1879, New London, Connecticut, USA , d. 12 Oct 1944, Detroit, Michigan, USA (Age 65 years)
Mother	Ethyl Ione Reynolds, b. 1895, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Family ID	F10100	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Frances Pearl Hughes, b. 6 Jun 1919, Ambridge, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 2 Mar 2011, DeLand, Florida, USA (Age 91 years)

Married 1947

Children

Last Modified 30 Jun 2018

Family ID F10114 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 28 Jul 1921 - New York, New York, USA
	Died - 9 Jan 2008 - DeLand, Florida, USA
	Buried - - Osceola Memory Gardens, Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida, United States

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Notes

Latham (Lay) N. Fitch, 86, of DeLand, FL, most previously from Kissimmee, FL, passed away Wednesday January 9, 2008. Latham was born in New York City in 1921 to Rev. Elmer B. and Ione Reynolds Fitch. He attended Nyack Missionary Training Institute, Nyack, NY (now Nyack College) in 1939-1942 and was enrolled in Houghton College, Houghton, NY when he enlisted into the army in 1942. He attained rank of Master Sgt. and was stationed at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii. He graduated from Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA in 1947 and received his masters from the University of Pittsburgh. He married Frances Pearl Hughes, his wife of 60 years, in 1947. He was in public education for 30 years beginning his teaching career at South Heights, PA, then teaching at the Lutheran Children's Home in Zelienople, PA. He was then the principal at Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School for 20 years in Zelienople, PA. In 1981 he and his wife moved to Orlando, FL where they lived for 14 years. The last 12 years they lived at the Good Samaritan Village in Kissimmee, FL. Latham was involved with lay preaching and music his entire adult life. Latham is survived by his wife, Frances Hughes Fitch of DeLand, FL; one son, R. Neal Fitch (and wife Janet Fitch) of Tallahassee, Fl., two grandchildren, Michael N. Fitch of Tallahassee, FL, and Laura A. Gatlin (and husband Artie) of Deltona, FL. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Rev. Elmer Fitch and Reginald Fitch.