William Blair Latham
b. 17 May 1893, d. 29 December 1955
- Father: John W. Latham b. 24 September 1860, d. 27 April 1944
- Mother: May Emily Rembert b. 28 September 1866, d. 15 January 1959
- William Blair Latham was born on 17 May 1893 in Louisiana.
- John W. Latham and May Emily Rembert appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Other members of the household included William Blair Latham, Gladine Latham, L. Vivian Latham, Grady Latham and Helen Dewey Latham.
- John W. Latham and May Emily Rembert appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, at Converse & Hamlin Road. Other members of the household included William Blair Latham, Gladine Latham, Grady Latham, Helen Dewey Latham, Adina Maude Latham and Zella M. Latham.
- He was attending school and working on the farm, according to the 1910 census.
- William Blair Latham registered for the draft While living in Broken Arrow, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, and employed thate by the US Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service. Warren M. McCarty, in Broken Arrow, was given as contact person.
- William Blair Latham died on 29 December 1955 at age 62 in Anchorage, Anchorage Borough, Alaska.
- The following appeared on 13 January 1956 in the Sabine Index: Funeral services for William Blair Latham, who passed away at Anchorage, Alaska, Dec. 29, were held Saturday, Jan. 7 at the Baptist church in Converse, with the pastor, the Rev. Ben Worley, officiating assisted by the Rev. James Lawton, pastor of the First Methodist church.
Graveside services were held by Floyd Jordan American Legion Post of Many.
Mr. Latham had been employed by the Civil Aeronautics Administration in Anchorage for the past 10 years.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs. J. W. Latham of Converse, and four sisters, Mrs. S. L. Asby of Newton, Texas, Mrs. Helen Miles of Pleasant Hill, Mrs. L. G. Edwards of Noble and Mrs. J. T. Cates of Converse.
Interment was in the Oak Grove cemetery under the direction of the Drewitt Funeral home of Mansfield. - He was interred at Oak Grove Cemetery, Converse, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
- Last Edited: 5 Nov 2015