Rev. Michael Alvin Latham^[1]

1933 - 2004  (70 years)

• Name	Michael Alvin Latham
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	10 Nov 1933	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Jul 2004  [2, 3]
  Buried	4 Aug 2004	Fulton United Methodist Church Cemetery
  Person ID	I62091	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Rev. Michael Lathal Latham,   b. 12 Jan 1889, Tennessee ,   d. 12 May 1970  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Hembree,   b. 21 Aug 1892, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Jul 1968  (Age 75 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1908
  Family ID	F22819	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ruth Elaine Craven,   b. 16 Jul 1931, Davidson County ,   d. 28 Feb 2003, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center  (Age 71 years)
  Married	2 May 1957
  Children	1. Letha Latham   2. Michelle Elaine Latham + 3. Jonathan Latham
  Family ID	F32885	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Nov 1933 - Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 248.

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 28 Jun 2001. Samuel Marion Latham obituary [S106] The Mountain Press, 31 Jul 2004. Rev. Michael Alvin Latham, 70, of Pfafftown, N.C., died July 31, 2004. He was a United Methodist minister.Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 3 p.m. at Fulton United Methodist Church in Advance N.C. Visitation was held Monday at Davie Funeral Service in Mocksville, N.C. [S142] Newspaper Article, Winston Salem Journal (NC), 3 Aug 2004. The Rev. M. Alvin Latham, 70, of Seward Road went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 31, 2004, at his residence. Born in Sevier County, Tenn., on Nov. 11, 1933, he was the son of the late Michael and Mary Jane Hembree Latham. The Rev. Latham was an ordained Methodist minister of the Western N.C. Conference of the United Methodist Church. He attended Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, the Grange and was a board member of the John Wesley Camp Meeting in High Point. His wife, Ruth Elaine Craven Latham, preceded him in death. The Rev. Latham is survived by a son, Jonathan and wife Jennifer Latham of New York; two daughters, Letha Latham Burrow of Gibsonville and Michele Latham of Winston-Salem; a brother, Joe and wife Carolyn Latham of Ohio; three sisters, Ruth Maughn and Faye Fast of Ohio and Helen and husband Russell Bales of Tennessee; three grandchildren, John Wayne Pinnix II of Arizona, Dustin Michael Driver of Gibsonville and David Michael Latham of New York; three sisters-in-law, Blanche, Irene and Tisha Latham; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife, five brothers and four sisters preceded the Rev. Latham in death. The funeral service for the Rev. Latham will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4, at the Fulton United Methodist Church in Advance with the Rev. Karl Kelly, the Rev. Ardis Payne, the Rev. Glenn Stevens and the Rev. Mark Jensen officiating. He will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the funeral hour. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. today, Aug. 3, at Davie Funeral Service in Mocksville. Memorials may be made to The Children's Home Inc., 1001 Reynolda Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27104. Davie Funeral Service of Mocksville is serving the family of the Rev. Latham.