Ottman, Herman Gerhart   	
  	

Services for Herman Gerhart Ottman, 88, will be 1 p.m. Thursday, December 
27, 2007, at the Ford Chapel of First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dewayne 
Beaty, Dr. Tim Watson and the Rev. David English officiating. Burial will 
follow at Grace Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends 4-6 p.m. 
today, December 26, 2007, at Welch Funeral Home. He passed away Friday 
evening December 21, 2007, at his home in Longview.

Mr. Ottman was born July 11, 1919, in Longview, to Hans Julius and Ella 
Petters Ottman, who both came to Texas from Germany. They had met and 
married in Nederland in 1908. Mr. Ottman lived his entire life in Longview, 
the community he loved with all his heart. He was an active member of the 
First Baptist Church since 1928 and proudly served in the U.S. Marine 
Corps during World War II on Iwo Jima.

He married Nelda Pride December 24, 1949, in the Mundy Parlor of First 
Baptist Church. Mr. Ottman was owner of Ottman's Antique and Furniture 
Shop and a master craftsman in woodworking and upholstery, which he 
learned in his father's shop during his early childhood. Many Longview 
area homes contain examples of his unmatched workmanship.

Mr. Ottman was a 50-year plus member of the Pythian Lodge No. 26 and 
during this time he served in every chair, including 18 years as 
secretary. He was also a member of the Khorassan No. 269.

Mr. and Mrs. Ottman had one son, Mark Gerhart Ottman, born March 7, 
1957, who preceded him in death in 2004. Also preceding him in death 
were his parents; a brother, Herbert; and two sisters, Ava Neal and 
Lillie May Cobb.

Mr. Ottman is survived by his wife of 58 years, Nelda; his daughter-
in-law, Lauren Ottman; his brother, Eric and wife, Barbara; brother-
in-law, Frank Cobb; nephews, Collin Neal, John Neal, Eric N. Ottman 
and Charles Cobb; nieces, Linda Neal Bates and Candice Ottman Haugen; 
and many cousins, great-nieces, nephews, and lifetime friends.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 209 E. South St., 
Longview, TX 75601; or Southern Care Hospice, 911 Loop 281, Ste. 
101, Longview, TX 75604.

An online registry may be signed at www.news-journal.com, by 
clicking on the obituaries link.

Published in the Longview News-Journal from 12/25/2007 - 12/26/2007.

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Ottman, Herman Gerhart   	
  	
Services for Herman Gerhart Ottman, 88, will be 1 p.m. Thursday, December 
27, 2007, at the Ford Chapel of First Baptist Church, with the Rev. 
Dewayne Beaty, Dr. Tim Watson and the Rev. David English officiating. 
Burial will follow at Grace Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends 
4-6 p.m. today, December 26, 2007, at Welch Funeral Home. He passed away 
Friday evening December 21, 2007, at his home in Longview.

Mr. Ottman was born July 11, 1919, in Longview, to Hans Julius and Ella 
Petters Ottman, who both came to Texas from Germany. They had met and 
married in Nederland in 1908. Mr. Ottman lived his entire life in Longview, 
the community he loved with all his heart. He was an active member of the 
First Baptist Church since 1928 and proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps 
during World War II on Iwo Jima.

He married Nelda Pride December 24, 1949, in the Mundy Parlor of First 
Baptist Church. Mr. Ottman was owner of Ottman's Antique and Furniture Shop 
and a master craftsman in woodworking and upholstery, which he learned in 
his father's shop during his early childhood. Many Longview area homes 
contain examples of his unmatched workmanship.

Mr. Ottman was a 50-year plus member of the Pythian Lodge No. 26 and during 
this time he served in every chair, including 18 years as secretary. He was 
also a member of the Khorassan No. 269.

Mr. and Mrs. Ottman had one son, Mark Gerhart Ottman, born March 7, 1957, 
who preceded him in death in 2004. Also preceding him in death were his 
parents; a brother, Herbert; and two sisters, Ava Neal and Lillie May Cobb.

Mr. Ottman is survived by his wife of 58 years, Nelda; his daughter-in-law, 
Lauren Ottman; his brother, Eric and wife, Barbara; brother-in-law, Frank 
Cobb; nephews, Collin Neal, John Neal, Eric N. Ottman and Charles Cobb; 
nieces, Linda Neal Bates and Candice Ottman Haugen; and many cousins, great-
nieces, nephews, and lifetime friends.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 209 E. South St., Longview, 
TX 75601; or Southern Care Hospice, 911 Loop 281, Ste. 101, Longview, TX 
75604.

An online registry may be signed at www.news-journal.com, by clicking on the 
obituaries link.

Published in the Longview News-Journal from 12/25/2007 - 12/26/2007.