Wayne Fred Hotson

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Wayne Fred "Bud" Hotson, 78 of Lyle died Saturday, Oct. 23, 1999, at Austin Medical Center.

He was born June 11, 1921 to Vance and Della (Richardson) Hotson in Austin. Baptized and confirmed at London Lutheran Church, Bud attended Ames Number 70 country grade school and graduated from Austin High School in 1939. He married Arlene Mae Weber on August 27, 1944; to this union six daughters were born.

Bud farmed in Lyle Township along the Cedar River. He and his father, Vance, raised award-winning Chester-white hogs. Bud crop farmed and had dairy and beef cattle until his retirement. He served as a Lyle School Board member and was always involved and interested in the activities and sports events of his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

A member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lyle, he was also current president of the Woodbury Cemetery Association. Hobbies included reading, (especially mule- and horse-related magazines), horse/mule shows, cards and television. He loved people and visiting and had a wonderful sense of humor which was reflected in his joke-and story-telling. Bud was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

He is survived by his wife, Arlene; daughters and sons-in-law, Joanne and Douglas Chaffee, rural Lyle, Dorothy and Galen Peterson, Blooming Prairie; Gloria and Arleigh Austinson, Lyle, Kathryn and Jeff Helle of rural Lyle, Ramona and Dr. Martin Borchardt of Hudson, Wis., Carmen Hotson, Austin; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister Wilma Schilling of Austin.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, infant sister and brother-in-law.

Honorary casket bearers are James Reed, Sherburn Roberts, Bob Myhre, Reginald Kemp, Wayne Helgeson and Roger Will. Casket bearers will be Lance Peterson, Dean Chaffee, Marty Helle, Mitchell Helle, Brian Helle and Jim Hotson.

Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1999, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lyle with The Rev. Barbara Finley-Shea officiating.

Interment: Woodbury Cemetery, Lyle.

Visitation: Friends may call at the church one hour before the service.