Mike Lathrop
Dies, Aged 56
October 30, 1956
Mike R. Lathrop,
retired Captain of
the Houston Fire Department, died at 3 AM Tuesday in Saint Luke's Hospital after
a short illness. He was 56. A native of Paradise and a resident of Houston
for 45 years, Lathrop served in the Fire Department for 30 years. Illness
forced him to retire in 1950. He lived at 905 Findlay St.
He was a veteran of World Wars I and II and a member of the Methodist Church, the American Legion Post Number 391, and the Mounted Sheriff's Posse of Harris County.
Survivors include his widow Mrs. Fay Latrhop; two brothers; Jack D. Lathrop; two brothers, Jack D. Lathrop and Frank M. Lathrop, and a sister, Mrs. Ruth Hemphill, all of Houston.
Funeral services will be held at 1:45 PM Thursday in the Boulevard Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev Melton W. Bailey and the Rev Larry M. Stokes conducting. Burial will be in Hollywood Cemetery.
Captain George Earl Lowdermilk