Obituaries:  Emmet E. Latham, Sabine Parish       L-350
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jul 1, 1949
Submitted by: Tammy Larche-Smith
              tammy@cp-tel.net


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The Sabine Index - Emmet E. Latham

  1 Jul 1949 - (The following account of the death of a native
Sabinian is taken from the Jasper (Texas) Newsboy of June 24.)

  Funeral services for Emmet E. Latham who died last Wednesday
evening, were held at 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon. June 16, at the
First Baptist church in Jasper with Rev. Herman Coe, pastor,
officiating. Burial followed in the Restland addition to Memorial
cemetery of Jasper.

  Mr. Latham was born June 6, 1880, in Sabine parish, La.
and was 69 years old at the time of his death.

  On Feb. 10, 1907 he was united in marriage to Christain
Russell and to this union were born one daughter and three sons,
all of whom survive their father.

  Mr. Latham had been active in the cattle business for
approximately 40 years prior to moving to Jasper five years ago.
Since moving her he has been semi-retired due to ill health and
for the past several months his condition has been considered
critical.

  Mr. Latham was a member of the Baptist church, having joined
that body 35 years ago, and before his retirement had been
actively engaged in church work and affairs. A number of
out-of-town people from Sabine parish and other places, who were
friends and relatives, attended the funeral services.

  Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Christian Russell Latham; one
daughter, Mrs. R. W. Perkins of Port Arthur, three sons, E. E.
Latham, W. A. Latham and J. L. Latham, all of Jasper; two
sisters, Mrs. Pearl Boyd of Converse, La., and Mrs. Modess
Springer of Baton Rouge, La.; one brother, A. M. Latham of
Mainesville, La.; and eight grandchildren.

  Pallbearers were: I. C. Davis, I. B. Bankston, U. E.
Dean, R. E. Smith, Carl E. Morgan, T. B. Walters, Gilbert Adams,
all of Jasper, and C. A. Lewis of Lafayette, La.

  Funeral services were under the direction of Stringer
funeral home of Jasper.