John Kenneth Lloyd "Toby" Lathan

May 15, 1940 - April 14, 2015

CHESTER, SC: Mr. John Kenneth Lloyd “Toby” Lathan, 74, died Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at the Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia, SC. The funeral service will be 1:00 PM Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Parkway Baptist Church with Rev. Jay Dorsey officiating. The interment will be in Chester Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 12:00 – 1:00 PM Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Parkway Baptist Church. Born May 15, 1940 in Great Falls, SC, Mr. Lathan was the son of the late John and Eva Mae Lucas Lathan. He was a graduate of Lewisville High School and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Mr. Lathan was retired from the City of Tega Cay as Public Works Director. He was a member of Parkway Baptist Church, the American Pigeon Racing Association and a past member of the Filbert Pigeon Racing Club He is survived by his wife of over thirty years, Linda Albert Lathan; one daughter, Wendi Lathan Faircloth of Fort Lawn, SC; one granddaughter, Allysa Boulware of Fort Lawn, SC; one grandson, Lathan “Lake” Faircloth of Fort Lawn, SC; two sisters, Ida Mae Bennett (Clingmon) of Great Falls, SC and Margaret Long (Joe) of Edgemoor, SC and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister, Orma Curtis. Memorials may be made to Parkway Baptist Church, PO Box 1227, Chester, SC 29706. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.barronfuneralhome.com.