Latham who had been a resident of Harrison County since 1941 died Thursday at 4:40 a.m. in the Good Shepherd Hospital in Longview. He was born Sept. 8, 1897, in Inverness, Mississippi. He was a farmer who retired in 1944 and had been a stock clerk for J.C. Penny (sic) Co. and an assistant brick mason. Latham received his education in the Upshur County schools, was a member of the Pope City Baptist Church, Marshall, but had lived in Gilmer before moving to Marshall.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs Myrtle Lee Latham; four sons, James D. Latham, Lake Charles, La., Clifford E. Latham, Allen (Texas), Claude E. Latham, Allen (Texas), Claude A. Latham, Louisville, Ky., and J.B. Latham, Woodlawn; one daughter, Mrs. Ophra Thelma Collins, Longview; five sisters, Mrs Willie B. Blalock, and Mrs Marvin Alford, Gilmer, Mrs J.D. Alexander, Corpus Christi, Mrs. Annie Mae Hartness, Greggton, and Mrs Beatrice Niece, Ballinger; and his step-father, G.W. Rains, Gilmer
Latham who had been a resident of Harrison County since 1941 died Thursday at 4:40 a.m. in the Good Shepherd Hospital in Longview. He was born Sept. 8, 1897, in Inverness, Mississippi. He was a farmer who retired in 1944 and had been a stock clerk for J.C. Penny (sic) Co. and an assistant brick mason. Latham received his education in the Upshur County schools, was a member of the Pope City Baptist Church, Marshall, but had lived in Gilmer before moving to Marshall.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs Myrtle Lee Latham; four sons, James D. Latham, Lake Charles, La., Clifford E. Latham, Allen (Texas), Claude E. Latham, Allen (Texas), Claude A. Latham, Louisville, Ky., and J.B. Latham, Woodlawn; one daughter, Mrs. Ophra Thelma Collins, Longview; five sisters, Mrs Willie B. Blalock, and Mrs Marvin Alford, Gilmer, Mrs J.D. Alexander, Corpus Christi, Mrs. Annie Mae Hartness, Greggton, and Mrs Beatrice Niece, Ballinger; and his step-father, G.W. Rains, Gilmer
Family Members
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Annie Mae Rains Medlin
1900–1971
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Iva Rachel Rains Blalack
1905–1981
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William Robert Rains
1906–1978
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Walter Barkley Rains Sr
1910–1998
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Susie Belle Rains Alexander
1913–1996
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William Monroe Latham Jr
1925–2001
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Dorothy Jean Latham Bowden
1927–2021
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George Watham Latham
1929–1994
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Thomas Jackson Latham
1931–1998
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