Age 89, Knoxville, Tennessee - Services will be 10:00 AM Saturday at the First United Methodist Church in Elgin with Rev. Coy Remer, pastor officiating. Mr. Slatten died Saturday in Knoxville. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker Funeral Home of Fletcher (formerly Robbins Funeral Home). He was born February 17, 1920 near Indiahoma, Oklahoma to Albert and Agnes Slatten. He fell in love and married his soul mate Lottie Fleetwood. She died July 3, 2007. They enjoyed a beautiful life together as best friends for 67 years. He spent most of his adult life working as a butcher in Lawton at Herb's Grocery, Jerald's IGA and Country Mart. Mr. Slatten had owned D & L Barbeque. He loved to fish with his wife and family and work in his garden in Elgin. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law; Oneda June and Tommy Youmans, four grandsons and their spouses; Mark and Aimee Youmans, Steve and Sheila Youmans, Greg Youmans and Brice and Haley Youmans, ten great grandchildren; Logan Youmans, Madison Hensley, Piper Hensley, Stevie Youmans, Lindsey Youmans, Cady Youmans and Trever Youmans, Ethan Youmans, Hunter Youmans and Shalynn Youmans two brothers; "Jay" W. Slatten and Ervin Slatten and a sister Betty Reed. He is preceded in death by three sisters; Dolly Kuepker, Mable Bentley, and Thelma Dreitch, two brothers; Griffen "Red" Slatten and Don Slatten five infant siblings, a granddaughter; Becky Youmans and a granddaughter-in-law; Christy Youmans.