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I am not related to the Latta's but came across this site and found it very interesting. My grandmother's next door neighbor from 1932 was Robert Akins and Kate Andrews Latta. My mothers best friend from that time until her death in 1995 was Mildred Gray Latta (My mother is still living ... in North Little Rock, Ark.) The Latta's were wonderful people. I have many fond memories of both Mr. & Mrs. Latta. Mr. Latta would let us kids, we are talking late 40& 50 pick cotton for fun money and his water melon patch was always open to us. Our families shared so many happy times in those years, to pot luck dinners in the summer time, ice cream suppers to icing down cold watermelon and were involve in our lives. Their daughter Mildred stood up for my parents when they got married which if any body is interested I would share a copy. These wonderful people enriched our lives in so many ways. This was about 2 north miles from Jacksonville Ark. a wide place in the road called Tonyville. Both Latta are buried at Bayou Meto Cem. there. What a wonderful site to visit. T

Thank you - J. (Wooley) Booth. Baytown Tx. 1/7/04

Mildred,Louise,Wilma and Buford were their children and I believe there were no more. Mr. Latta was not a big man, but attractive and always had a smile. The were both very good natured and so was Mildred. She was very pretty also as were the other girls. When I married the first time we lived in Mildred and Thurman garage apt. that was in 1956. Mr. & Mrs. Latta had a big brick home with a porch on two sides sort of yellow or white brick. We loved sitting on the porch swing. As far as I know he was always a farmer. Mildred worked at the ordnance plant in Jacksonville during the war making ammo. Thurman died around the mid to late 60's I believe from emphysema. Mr. & Mrs. Latta and my grandparents Hugh & Emma Fortner played cards with them every Friday night as well as with the Barrons across the street. And they were always guest at our Christmas parties at my grandparents. The Latta already lived there when my grandparents and my mother moved our from Little Rock in 1932. My mother Imogene and Mildred become ill about the same time. One night they went to a old folks dance and left about 9 pm to go home. At two in the morning my brother got a call from the police they had been going the wrong way on the road at Cabot not far from home and had no idea where they were or how long they had been out. That was the end of my mother driving, not by her choice though. My mother is 88 and has been in a nursing home about ten years. She doesn't know us. Mildred had Alzheimer. They say mothers is not that, but it acts the same. I believe the Latta's had the same. Anytime we went home over the years, we always stopped to see them as they were like family. I am going to try and get in touch with Peggy, she lives in my hometown of Jacksonville AR. I still have siblings there who can probably locate her and have her get in touch with you. Thank you for letting me be a part of their history.

J. Wooley Booth, Baytown Tx. - 1/8/04.