Obituaries:  Cecil D. Latham, Sabine Parish       L-350
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Dec 20, 1984
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Cecil D. Latham

  Funeral services for Mr. Cecil D. Latham, 55, of Shreveport,
were held at 1 p.m., Monday, Dec. 17, at Rose-Neath's Southside
Chapel. Officiating was the Rev. Joe Aulds, pastor of Pinecroft
Baptist Church, where Mr. Latham was a member, assisted by the
Rev. Jerry Smucker, pastor of Emeritus of Pinecroft Baptist
Church. Graveside services were conducted at Converse Cemetery,
at 3 p.m.

  Mr. Latham, a native of Converse, La., and resident of
Shreveport 30 years, died at 3:22 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 16, 1984, at
Willis-Knighton Medical Center, after a short illness. He served
in the U. S. Air Force, and was a former employee of the U. S.
Postal Service.

  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Cathey Latham of Shreveport;
two sons, Terry Latham, also of Shreveport, and Dr. Rick Latham,
M. D. of San Antonio, Texas; one sister, Maybelle Blevins of
Shreveport; six brothers, Lennis E. Latham of Mansfield, Floyd
Latham of Converse, George T. "Pete" Latham of Deer Park, Texas,
R. D. Latham of Houston, Texas, Thomas "Red" Latham of Winnfield,
and Monroe Latham, also of Converse; three grandchildren; and
numerous nieces and nephews.

  Pallbearers were G. B. Blevins, Joe Murray, Walter Cash, Jake
Thibodeaux, Claude Shows, and Bob Wilson.