EATON, IN
Orval A. “Shorty” Tatman, Jr., 85, passed away June 30, 2012 in I. U. Health Ball
Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Tatman was born January
20, 1927 in Hartford City
to Orval A. and Bertha (DeWitt) Tatman, Sr. He was a 1944 graduate of Hartford
City High School .
He married Lois E. Cheney who died August
12, 1998 . He resided in the Hartford City and Eaton areas most of
his life and wintered in Punta Gorda, Florida for 25 years, returning to Eaton
3 years ago.
Orval retired from Warner Gear after 30 years of employment
and owned and operated
Tudor Inn, Hartford
City , for several years.
He served in the Merchant Marines in WW II and was a member
of the Elks #625 and Moose Lodges.
Surviving are his companion, Jeweldine Beckley and several
cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, a daughter,
Jacqueline Kathleen and a sister, Wanda Kathleen Tatman.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 7 in Waters Funeral Home, 501
W. Washington St. , Hartford
City with Rev. Lloyd Hall officiating. Burial will follow in Hartford
City Cemetery .
Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-7 p.m. Friday with the Elks Lodge of Sorrow
at 7 p.m.
Memorials may be made to the donor’s favorite charity.
Online condolences may be sent
to: www.watersfuneralhomes.com.
Waters Funeral Home, Hartford
City .