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15-Month-Old Latham Baby Dies of Pneumonia Following Whooping Cough, April 22, 1924

Latham Infant Died on Monday

Francis Lucille Latham, 15-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Latham, died Monday evening at 10:45 o’clock at the home on 821 ½ Burch avenue. Pneumonia was assigned as the cause of the baby’s death. It had been ill with pneumonia for the past five days, resulting from the whooping cough. She is survived by her parents and one brother, Rom Jr.

Tuesday morning the body will be shipped on the 11:37 east-bound train for Pantego, N.C., the old home of Mr. and Mrs. Latham. The funeral will be held there some time Wednesday.

From page 2 of the Durham Morning Herald, April 22, 1924

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