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Deceased on Dec 31, 2008.
TEXARKANA: Clarence Edward "Ed" Latham Jr., age 68, of Texarkana, Texas, died Wednesday, December 31, 2008, in a local hospital.
Mr. Latham was born January 22, 1940, in Eden, Texas, and had lived in Texarkana, Texas, since 1967, after moving from Dallas. He was co-owner of Glass Pharmacy and a member of First United Methodist Church, former member of the Texarkana Jaycees, member of the Kiwanis, and past president of the Texarkana Chapter of the University of Texas Ex-Students Association.
He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Latham of Texarkana, Texas; his mother, Louise Latham of Texarkana, Texas; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Clarence Eddie Latham III of Austin, Texas, John and Barbara Latham of Austin, Texas, and David and Brandy Latham of Texarkana, Texas; one brother, Walter Latham of Hunt, Texas; five grandchildren, Sarah Latham, Caroline Latham, John Latham Jr., Ashton Latham and Laney Latham; and a number of other relatives.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, at Fuqua-Everett Memorial Chapel in Texarkana Funeral Home with Dr. Jon M. Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Chapelwood Memorial Gardens.
The family received friends at the funeral home Friday afternoon from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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George Hollis
Eddie and I first hooked up in 1952 when we started the 7th grade together at Bowie JH - a friendship that was to last 56 years. How we kept in close touch all those years I do not know - we just did. In my OHS 58 Corral Eddie wrote: "Of all the things that have happened, it seems we two have to get together to do them." I couldn't agree more. Sometimes friendships are taken for granted. I was blown away at Eddie's funeral when so many people walked up to me and said, "So you're George Hollis! We've never met but I know you. You were in every story Eddie ever told." Eddie gave me one of those silly little plaques that says, "A good friend will come and bail you out of jail... but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, 'Damn... That was fun'!" Some day in the future Eddie and I will be sitting next to each other, and we'll say "Damn... that was fun!" I sure do miss him!