Person:James Chatt (7)

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James Allen Chatt
b.16 Feb 1922 Veedersburg, Fountain, Indiana, United States
d.26 Jan 2014 Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
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m. 8 Aug 1910
  1. Ronald Chatt1910 - 1993
  2. John William Chatt1913 - 1998
  3. Thelma Chatt1915 - 2010
  4. Mary Louella Chatt1918 - 1990
  5. James Allen Chatt1922 - 2014
  6. Sara Ann Chatt1923 - 1985
  7. Lawrence O. Chatt1926 - 1998
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Name James Allen Chatt
Gender Male
Birth[1] 16 Feb 1922 Veedersburg, Fountain, Indiana, United States
Death[1] 26 Jan 2014 Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Burial[1] Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United StatesSunset Memorial Park

From his obituary in the Danville, Illinois Commercial News (28 Jan 2014):

James Allen Chatt, 91, of Oakwood, passed away on Jan. 26, 2014, at Heritage Health Care Center in Hoopeston.
He was born on Feb. 16, 1922 in Veedersburg, Indiana, the son of Thomas James and Mabel (Ramsey) Chatt. He married Anita Jane Shroyer on Aug. 31, 1952. She survives.
He is also survived by his daughter, Melinda; son, Jim; sister Lyle; brother, Rod; brother-in-law, Jon (Barb) Shroyer; five grandchildren; three nieces; six nephews and numerous great-grandchildren, great-nieces and great-nephews.
James was preceded in death by sisters, Mary Harmless, Sara Johns and Thelma Higgins and brothers Lawrence, Ronald and John Chatt.
Jim graduated from Veedersburg High School and joined the U.S.Army at the start of World War II in the artillery. Along the way, he picked up an appreciation of mules and cooking for an army. Out of the military, he worked as an agent for the Peoria & Eastern Railway. He was a longtime teacher, guidance counselor and administrator, starting in Veedersburg, Indiana, overseas in Agana, Guam, in Jamaica, Ill., and ending his career as the superintendent of Rankin schools.
He was a lifelong learner, attending Indiana University and graduating from Purdue University with a degree in agriculture and a master's degree in education from Indiana State University and numerous teaching certifications at the University of Texas, Florida State University, Eastern Illinois University, University of Wyoming and Bradley University.
Jim was a 32nd degree Mason and member of Lodge 385 in Hillsboro, Indiana, the Aloha Shrine Temple in Honolulu and the Order of the Eastern Star. He was a lifetime member of the National Education Association and Vermilion County Principals Association.
In retirement, Jim and Anita traveled around the U.S. to Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, Washington and New England. Jim was a 50-year member of the Oakwood Christian Church, serving as an elder and board member.
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