1946
Tony
2016
Tony Glenn Latham
April 12, 1946 — July 27, 2016
Dr. Tony Glenn Latham, age 70, died on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital.
A native of Jackson and Madison County, Tony was born on April 12, 1946, the son of the late William Edwin and Oneita Hopper Latham. He received his Masters of Divinity, a Masters in Religious Education and a Doctorate all from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX. He served in home missions in Maryland before being appointed as a Southern Baptist Missionary of the International Mission Board in 1975 and retiring in 2004, where he served in the Philippines and Ukraine in theological education. After retirement he served as pastor of Howse Baptist Church in Atwood, TN for ten years.
He is survived by his wife Kathy Latham of Jackson, TN; sons, Paul Latham and wife Holly of Jackson, TN and John Latham and wife Jennifer of Jackson, TN; two brothers, Tommye Latham and wife Erika of Murfreesboro, TN and Terry Latham and wife Muriel of Fairview, TX and three grandchildren, Samuel Latham, Ryan Latham and Katelyn Grace Latham all of Jackson.
SERVICE: A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, July 30, 2016 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors with Rev. Jimmy Furr and Rev. Grant Gaines officiating. Burial will follow in Ridgecrest Cemetery.
The family will be receiving friends on Friday, July 29, 2016 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Arrington Funeral Directors.
Pallbearers will be deacons and friends of Calvary Baptist Church.
The family is requesting that memorial donations be directed to Calvary Baptist Church, Mission Fund, 119 Oil Well Road, Jackson, TN 38305 or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Arrington Funeral Directors, 148 W. University Parkway 668-1111 www.arringtonfuneralgroup.com
A native of Jackson and Madison County, Tony was born on April 12, 1946, the son of the late William Edwin and Oneita Hopper Latham. He received his Masters of Divinity, a Masters in Religious Education and a Doctorate all from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX. He served in home missions in Maryland before being appointed as a Southern Baptist Missionary of the International Mission Board in 1975 and retiring in 2004, where he served in the Philippines and Ukraine in theological education. After retirement he served as pastor of Howse Baptist Church in Atwood, TN for ten years.
He is survived by his wife Kathy Latham of Jackson, TN; sons, Paul Latham and wife Holly of Jackson, TN and John Latham and wife Jennifer of Jackson, TN; two brothers, Tommye Latham and wife Erika of Murfreesboro, TN and Terry Latham and wife Muriel of Fairview, TX and three grandchildren, Samuel Latham, Ryan Latham and Katelyn Grace Latham all of Jackson.
SERVICE: A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, July 30, 2016 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors with Rev. Jimmy Furr and Rev. Grant Gaines officiating. Burial will follow in Ridgecrest Cemetery.
The family will be receiving friends on Friday, July 29, 2016 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Arrington Funeral Directors.
Pallbearers will be deacons and friends of Calvary Baptist Church.
The family is requesting that memorial donations be directed to Calvary Baptist Church, Mission Fund, 119 Oil Well Road, Jackson, TN 38305 or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Arrington Funeral Directors, 148 W. University Parkway 668-1111 www.arringtonfuneralgroup.com
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