RSS Feed
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Area Obituaries Edward "Tony" Anton Edward "Tony" Anton died July 8, 2007 in an area hospital at the age of 93. A native of Exeter, Neb. and a resident of Jackson, he was a retired millwright and member of the First United Methodist Church in Jackson. Mr. Anton had the distinction of being one of the last surviving Mt. Rushmore drillers. He is survived by his wife, Martha Fae Anton of Jackson; a son, Douglas Anton of Port Angeles, Wash.; stepson, Gerald Mendes; stepdaughter, Sherry Jones of Jackson; brother, Joseph Anton of Washington; two sisters, Alice Scherkenbach of San Diego, Calif. and Mae Murphy of Bremerton, Wash.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Friday, July 13, 1 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Jackson. Arrangements are by Lathan Funeral Home of Jackson. Flora Mae Lathan Flora Mae Lathan, 85, was a native of Greene County, Miss. and a resident of Jackson. She died July 5, 2007 in a Clarke County health care facility. She was a homemaker and a member of Springbank Baptist Church. Survivors include three sons, Harold A. Lathan of Montgomery, and Douglas Lathan and James Lathan, both of Chatom; three daughters, Carol Lathan Goolsby and Judy Lathan Payne, both of Jackson and Maureen Lathan Henson of Chatom; 17 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services were July 7 at Springbank Baptist Church with the Rev. Bobby Smith officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Arrangements were directed by Lathan Funeral Home of Jackson. Joseph Cris Newman Jr. Joseph Cris Newman Jr., 81, died July 10, 2007 at his residence. He was a native of Phoebus, Va. and a resident of Whatley. Aretired sheetmetal mechanic with the Civil Service, he served in the U.S. Air Force in WWII and in Korea, retiring as a Tech. Sgt. E6. Newman was a life member of VFW Post 5106 in Thomasville and the past post commander. He is survived by his wife Carol N. Newman of Whatley; a son, Richard Newman of Titusville, Fla.; three stepsons, Mike Bartoszek of Killeen, Texas, Paul Bartoszek of Leavenworth, Kan. and Dennis Gundlach of Las Vegas, Nev.; daughter, Olga Branum of New Orleans, La.; brother, Albert Newman of Fayetteville, Pa.; two sisters, Shirley Cleland of Houston, Texas and Pat Saballa of Katy, Texas; 13 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and extended family including the Rosales and Dupont families. Visitation will be Friday, July 13, 9 a.m. until the 10 a.m. service at Lathan Funeral Home in Grove Hill. Interment will be at Dacy Cemetery in Whatley with full military honors. John L. Smith John L. "Johnny" Smith, died at the age of 84 at a local nursing home June 25, 2007. He was a native of Ramer, a long-time resident of Wagarville and a current resident of Mobile. A chemical production supervisor with Olin Corporation, he was a member of First Baptist Church of Leroy, the VFW and a WWII veteran in the U.S. Army. Survivors include his wife, Eloise R. Smith of Mobile; three daughters, Pamela Etheredge of Leroy, Linda Kay Loper of Daphne and Janet Barrios of Chatom; two brothers, R.G. "Gib" Smith of Pensacola, Fla. and Gerald Smith of Tampa, Fla.; sister, Brenda Bentley of Montgomery; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services were at Lathan Funeral Home in Jackson on June 27 with interment in Wagarville Baptist Cemetery.
|
for larger version       |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
