George W. Lattig

Payette Independent
Thursday, May 18, 1933

George W. Lattig passed away Saturday, May 13, at his home on Oregon Slope.

Mr. Lattig was born May 18th, 1859, in Orangeville, Illinois. Orangeville, Lanark and Dakota, Illinois claimed his boyhood years. In 1876 his father’s family went to Anita, Iowa, where he with his father and an older brother engaged in the mercantile business. In 1903 he came to Idaho and was one of the early orchardists north of Payette. A few years later he sold his Idaho orchards and having bought land across the Snake river in Oregon, planted orchards on what is known as the "Oregon Slope" and built himself a home there, where he lived until the winter of 1933 when ill health overtook him and on the early morning of May 13th he passed away leaving one sister, Mrs. M. D. Reed of Syracuse, New York, and three brothers of Payette, Cyrus J. Elmer F. and Charles P. and their families to mourn his loss. Mr. Lattig has many close friends in Iowa, Idaho and Oregon who greatly regret that he is no longer among us.

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the C. J. Lattig home in Payette, with Rev. C. O. Heath officiating. Interment was made in Riverside cemetery.

Payette Enterprise (Thursday, May 18, 1933)

FRUIT GROWER IS CALLED TO REWARD

George W. Lattig, a prominent fruit grower of this section passed away at his home on Payette Oregon Slope Saturday May 13, following an illness of several months. Mr. Lattig came to Idaho more than thirty years ago when the fruit industry was in its infancy and engaged in that line of work and has brought into bearing several of the finest orchards in the valley. He has always taken a deep interest in the horticultural industry and was quite prominent throughout this section as a man of honor and integrity, and during the long period of years as a resident here made many friends.

George W. Lattig was born May 18th, 1859 in Orangeville, Illinois. Here and in Lanark and Dokota, Illinois he spent his boyhood years. In 1876 his father's family went to Anita, Iowa where he with his father and an older brother engaged in the mercantile business. In 1903 he came to Idaho and was one of the early orchardists north of Payette. A few years later he sold his Idaho orchards and having bought land across the Snake river in Oregon, planted orchards on what is known as the Oregon Slope and built himself a home there, where he lived until the winter of 1933 when ill health overtook him and on the early morning of May 13th he passed away leaving one sister, Mrs. M. D. Reed of Syracuse, New York and three brothers of Payette, Cyrus J., Elmer F. and Charles P. and their families to mourn his loss. Mr. Lattig has many close friends in Iowa, Idaho and Oregon who greatly regret that he is no longer among us.

The funeral was held from the home of his brother, Cyrus on third avenue north Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. C. O. Heath pastor of the Methodist church which was largely attended and interment was in Riverside Cemetery.