Iris Latham

Iris Hall Massey Latham, 88, of Mayfair Road in Lexington passed away on Friday, March 2, 2018 at Abbotts Creek in Lexington.   Services will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, March 5th at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel in Lexington with Dr. Rev. David Gilbreath officiating.  Burial will follow at Eaton’s Baptist Church Cemetery in Mocksville.  The family will receive friends on Sunday, March 4th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Davidson Funeral Home.   Mrs. Latham was born on August 9, 1929 in Forsyth County, NC to Calvin Sanford Massey and Leona Carolyn Wagoner Massey and raised in the Bixby community of Davie County, NC.  She retired from Dixie Furniture where she worked in the shaper department.  She was a member of Eaton’s Baptist Church.  She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Thomas (Tommy) Latham, Jr.; sons, William (Bill) Latham, Benny (Ben) Latham, Bobby Latham; brothers, Edward Massey, LeRoy Massey, Lester Massey; and sisters, Leona Saunders and Edith Branch.   She is survived by a son, Donald (Don) Latham of Lexington; daughter-in-law Susan Latham; grandchildren, Leslie Chisler (Patrick); Kelly Latham (Greg); and Shawn Burkhart; and great-grandchildren, Alexandria Chisler (Alex), Jacob Chisler (Jake), Nick Burkhart and Jadyn Burkhart and several nieces and nephews.   In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the donor’s favorite charity.   Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net