“If you are reading this, you will surely assume that I have deceased, but you would be wrong. My body has indeed quit functioning; however, I have gone home to be with the Lord.”
Charles Bert Lott, of 509 N. Maple St. Ithaca, Michigan passed from this earth on March 17, 2024 at the Laurels of Fulton. He was born on 11 July, 1934 in Ithaca, Michigan.
Arrangements are being handled by the Barden Funeral Home in Ithaca. Interment will be at the Sanders Cemetery in Ranger, West Virginia with graveside services by Pastor Ernest Neace. Arrangements in West Virginia are being handled by the Freeman Funeral Home in Chapmanville, West Virginia.
Mr. Lott was preceded in death by wife Sharlene Lott, parents Eldon O. And Ruth Ella Lott, two sisters Rose Wendland and Phyllis Peterlee, as well as several aunts and uncles. He is survived by several nephews and nieces.
Mr. Lott received his primary education at the now defunct Michigan School for the Blind in Lansing, Michigan and his secondary education at three schools in Detroit, Michigan. His highest academic achievement was a B.A. degree in English at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He also earned an A.A.S. degree in electrical technology from Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan.
Mr. Lott’s employment included freelance sales, radio (at two different broadcast stations), stuffing buyer’s guides, and lastly as a webmaster for Primary Power, a niche corporation headed by Roger Silverthorn (formerly of Ithaca, Michigan).
Visitation will be held 4-7pm on Monday, March 18, 2024 at the Barden Funeral Home in Ithaca with a service at 6:30pm. Mark Monroe will officiate and the church choir will sing.