NameLuther James Laton
Birth20 Oct 1924, Albemarle, Stanly County, NC
Death7 Jan 2017, Norwood, Stanly County, NC
Burial12 Jan 2017, Norview Gardens, Norwood, Stanly County, NC
Spouses
Birth12 Mar 1930, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia
Death5 Mar 2022, Trinity Place, Albemarle, Stanly County, NC
Burial10 Mar 2022, Norview Gardens, Norwood, Stanly County, NC
FatherAmos Virgil Speight (1906-1947)
MotherLillian Smith Griffin (1909-1980)
ChildrenStephen “Steve”
Laura “Ann”
Donald Wayne
Notes for Luther James Laton
Orphaned by age 8, he was placed in Oxford Orphanage, Oxford, NC, a home operated by the Masons of North Carolina and now known as the Masonic Home for Children at Oxford.