Extracted from The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS)
Monday, December 1, 2014

Lavon Slaughter

Philadelphia

Services for Lavon Slaughter will be held Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at 2 p.m. from McClain-Hays Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Dan Howard and Rev. Keith Hall officiating. Burial will follow in Morrow Cemetery in Neshoba County with McClain-Hays Funeral Home in Philadelphia, MS in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be held Monday, December 1, 2014, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.

Mr. Slaughter, 89, died Sunday, November 30, 2014 at Montfort Jones Memorial Hospital in Kosciusko.

He was a native and longtime resident of Philadelphia/Neshoba County and taught in both county and city school systems for 25 years and later worked for Mississippi Council on Aging for 20 years. Mr. Slaughter was a member of First Baptist Church in Philadelphia. He was a member of the Lions Club and Toastmasters. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II and later in the U. S. Air Force during the Korean conflict and retired from Air National Guard as Lieutenant Colonel. He was a member of the American Legion and VFW.

Survivors include his wife, Nadean Slaughter of Philadelphia; daughter, Jayne Robinson (Keith) of Biloxi; son, Charles “Butch” Slaughter (Janet) of Pearl; grandchildren, Josh Slaughter, Julie Henkel, Meredith Zahorsky, Kyle Robinson and Kera Robinson; great-grandchildren, Jacob Henkel, Max and Molly Zahorsky and Kasen Robinson; sister, Helen Slaughter McGee of Madison and numerous nieces, nephews and their families.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Collier and Minnie Slaughter and granddaughter, Jamie Slaughter.