Richard L. Latham

Obituary: Richard L. Latham, Jr., 85, of Concord died Sunday, April 3, 2011 at CMC-NorthEast. He was born Nov. 16, 1925 in Cabarrus County, the son of the late Richard L. Latham, Sr. and Myrtle Byrd Latham. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rachel Litaker Latham in 2005. Richard graduated twice from Winecoff High school with the class of 1943 and then the class of 1944 when they added the 12th grade. He was a life long resident of Cabarus County except for two years during WW II while he served in the US Army Signal Corps in the Pacific Theatre. He was employed with Cannon Mills for thirty-nine years, several of these he served as Superintendent of the Construction Dept. of the mill and downtown area. After retirement, he ran Latham's Used Cars for a couple of years. He was a member of Flow-Harris Presbyterian Church and served as deacon and elder for many years. He was a member of the American Legion Post 115 for 59 years. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, April 8, 2011 at Flow-Harris Presbyterian Church officiated by Mr. Bill Jolly. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM Thursday at Whitley's Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at 1348 Winecoff School Rd, the Litaker Home Place. He is survived by a sister-in-law, Nancy Litaker Felker (Roger) of Charlotte, two brother-in-laws: Harry Litaker (Joan) of Concord and Rae Litaker (Louise) of Greenville, SC, several nieces and nephews, a cousin and an aunt. Memorials may be made to Flow-Harris Presbyterian Church, 308 Winecoff School Rd., Concord, NC 28027. Online condolences may be left at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com.
Visitation: 6:00 - 8:00 PM Thursday, April 7, 2011 at Whitley's Funeral Home

Service: 11:00 AM Friday, April 8, 2011 at Flowe-Harris Presbyterian Church in Concord

Interment: Carolina Memorial Park