Joseph Henry Latchum Sr.

NEWPORT NEWS - Mr. Joseph Henry Latchum Sr., 80, passed away Saturday, Sept. 6, 2003, at home. A native of Milford, Del., he had been a Peninsula resident for 54 years. Mr. Latchum, a vice president with Home Federal Savings and Loan, retired after 40 years of service. He served in the military as Lt. J. G. in the United States Navy during World War II on the destroyer USS Irwin. He was an active member of Hidenwood Presbyterian Church and a former member of First Presbyterian Church where he served as a deacon and elder. He was a member of the Lions Club, Chaplain for the Seaman's Center of Newport News, Director of Peninsula Memorial Park, and a member of the James River Country Club - Hole-in-One Club. Mr. Latchum was a graduate of the University of Virginia, B.A. 1947, co-captain of varsity baseball and soccer teams, and a member of Naval ROTC and Eli Banana Ribbon Society. He was preceded in death by his parents, James L. Latchum and Ida Mae Robbins Latchum. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Virginia Haynes Latchum; two daughters, Jane Robbins Latchum Jacobsen and Terry Latchum Dunn; a son, Joseph H. Latchum Jr.; a brother, James L. Latchum; six grandchildren, Jeffrey Haynes Latchum, Philip Tyler Latchum, Robert Andrew Dunn, Christopher Thomas Dunn, Joseph Warren Jacobsen and Anne-Robbins Jacobsen. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 8, at Hidenwood Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations be made to the American Cancer Society, 895 Middleground Blvd., Suite 154, Newport News, VA 23606, or the American Heart Association, 500 Plume Street East, Suite 110, Norfolk, VA 23510. Peninsula Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.