Obituaries:  Lennis E. Latham, Sabine Parish       L-350
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jul 27, 1988
Submitted by: Ruth Estess
              restess42@cs.com


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The Sabine Index - July 27, 1988

  Lennis E. Latham

  Services for Mr. Lennis E. Latham, 66, of Shreveport, were held
at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 24, at the Rose Neath Funeral Home Chapel
in Mansfield. The Rev. George Harbuck officiated. Burial was at
Converse Cemetery in Converse, La.

  Mr. Latham, a resident of Shreveport for four years, died
Friday, July 22, 1988 in Shreveport following a sudden illness.
He was retired from teaching public schools of DeSoto Parish,
after 40 years, and was a former member of the Mansfield City
Council. Mr. Latham was a graduate of Louisiana Tech and held a
Masters Degree plus 30 hours from Stephen F. Austin University.
He was a member of the First Methodist Church of Mansfield, the
Louisiana Association of Retired Teachers, a former member of the
Civitan Club and was a Mason and a member of the Liberty Masonic
Lodge F&AM in Keachie, La. Mr. Latham was a veteran of World War
II and a member of the American Legion.

  He is survived by his wife, Catherine Latham of Shreveport; his
former wife and mother of his children, Jane Biggs Latham of
Mansfield; two sons and daughters-in-law, Bob and Kathy Latham
and Mitch and Catherine Latham, all of Mansfield; a daughter and
son-in-law, Tonya Lynn and Mark Dunbar of Boston, Mass.; three
step-sons, Robert Wolf and Richard Wolf of San Antonio, Texas,
Sam Kennedy Wolf of Boston, Mass.; one sister, Mrs. Mae Belle
Blevins of Shreveport; five brothers, Monroe Latham and Floyd
Latham, of Converse, Preston Latham of Winnfield, R.D. Latham of
Houston, Tx. and George Latham of Deer Park, Texas; three
grandchildren, Erin Leigh Latham, Lindsey Renee Latham and Robert
D. Latham , of Mansfield.

  Pallbearers were Don L. Bell, Don Snyder, Hugh Bennett, Doug
Green, Coach Eugene Rogers and Don English.

  Honorary pallbearer; Luther Dixon.