Littleton Victor Latham, 64, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Thursday, October 2, 2008, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held 2 P.M. Sunday, October 5, 2008, at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Fitzgerald with Rev. Jimmy Cargle officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-9 Saturday evening at the funeral home. Delphi employees will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Mr. Latham was born October 26, 1943 in Irwin County to the late Allen M. and Thelma Bryant Latham. He lived in Irwin County and Ben Hill County most of his life. He attended school in Irwin County and he attended Ben Hill-Irwin Technical School. Mr. Latham retired from Delphi Battery Plant after thirty-one years of service and was a member of the UAW local 2188. He was a farmer and a former employee of Rainbow Irrigation Systems and Paulk Manufacturing. Mr. Latham was a member of Westside Baptist Church and a former member of the Fitzgerald Jaycees. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather who loved gardening, fishing, hunting, woodworking and spending time with his grandson.
Mr. Latham is survived by his wife, Gail Fussell Latham of Fitzgerald; son & daughter-in-law, Wesley Scott & Julie Latham of Irwinville; grandson, Wesley Scott Latham, Jr., of Irwinville; brothers, Willis Latham of Tifton, Maynard “Bug” Latham and Larry Latham both of Fitzgerald; sisters & brothers-in-law, Gail & Mackie Daniel and Myra & Charles Jones all of Fitzgerald and Dolores & John Carter of Atlantic Beach, FL as well as several nieces and nephews. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Hugh Latham, James Latham & Joe Latham.