Betty Terry Lathan

Betty June Terry Lathan, 80, of Hamlet, passed away Wednesday, February 01, 2012 at her daughters home. Mrs. Lathan was born September 16, 1931 in Richmond County , a daughter of the late June P. and Annie Mae Sanford Terry. She was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church, where she was a member of the 59 ½ club and had worked with Bible School. She had been employed with JP Stevens Company and had retired from the Bibb Company, She was preceded in death by her husband, William Franklin “Bill “ Lathan, a brother John W. Terry and her son-in-law, Robin E. Dawkins. Surviving are her daughters, Billie Wells and husband Tim of Rockingham, Suzanne Dawkins and companion Robbie King of Casper, Wyoming; grandchildren, Emily D. Sellers and husband Phillip, Timmy Wells, great-granddaughter, Karleigh Rae Sellers, and her sister, Mildred Bethune of Rockingham. Funeral services will be held at 11 am Friday at Pine Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Corey Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in Richmond County Memorial Park. The family will see friends from 7 to 8:30 pm Thursday at Carter Funeral Home in Rockingham and at other times at her home. Memorials may be made to Pine Grove Baptist Church, 275 Airport Road, Rockingham, NC 28379 or to Richmond County Hospice, 1119 N US Hwy 1, Rockingham, NC 28379.