Official Obituary of
John Henry "Head" Langston,
December 27, 2012
John Langston, Obituary
Mr. John Henry "Head" Langston, 71, a native of Randolph County, and long-time resident of 819 County Road 820, Wedowee, Alabama, passed away at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika, Alabama on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Visiting hours for Mr. Langston will be observed on Tuesday, January 1, 2012, beginning at 12:00 Noon until 6:00 PM. Mr. Langston will lie in state at the church for one hour prior to the funeral services which will be held on Wednesday, January 2, 2012, at 1:00 O'Clock P.M. at Pine Flat Primitive Baptist Church, County Road 829, Wedowee, Alabama.
Elder Thomas Knight is the pastor. Willie Smith will serve as Eulogist. Burial will follow immediately in the church cemetery.
Visiting hours for Mr. Langston will be observed on Tuesday, January 1, 2012, beginning at 12:00 Noon until 6:00 PM. Mr. Langston will lie in state at the church for one hour prior to the funeral services which will be held on Wednesday, January 2, 2012, at 1:00 O'Clock P.M. at Pine Flat Primitive Baptist Church, County Road 829, Wedowee, Alabama.
Elder Thomas Knight is the pastor. Willie Smith will serve as Eulogist. Burial will follow immediately in the church cemetery.
The Obituary
John Henry “Head” Langston was born March 29, 1941, in Wedowee, Alabama to the union of the late Thomas and Estella Langston. He departed this life on December 27, 2012 at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika Alabama at the age of 71.
John attended school in Randolph County Training School in Roanoke, Alabama, and started working at an early age in the Union construction industry. He began working in the construction industry at a time when many African American men from the Randolph County area, found themselves having to commute to Atlanta to find jobs working for companies such as Holder, Capital Constructions, and Brick Builders to name a few to receive a decent pay. John’s work history would span from the 60’s to the mid 90’s building up Atlanta’s metropolitan area with major complexes like the Atlanta’s Coca Cola plant, the Omni Coliseum, Marriott , and the Georgia World Congress Center. He helped make Atlanta one of the country's top convention cities, before he was forced into an early retirement due to an injury. John touched the lives everyone that knew him with his sarcastic wit and boastful humor.
On April 23, 1961 John was united in Holy Matrimony to Icie B. Knight. To this union God bestowed upon them four children, two sons: Victor Langston Sr.(wife Harriet) of Manhattan, Kansas, and Terry S. Langston ( wife Wendy) of Wedowee, Alabama, two daughters: Tracy A. Langston (husband Emanuel Clark Sr.) of Roanoke, Alabama, and Yukia V. Langston of Opelika, Alabama.
He is preceded in death by four brothers, Thomas Odell Langston of LaGrange, Georgia, James ”Brown” Langston of Bowden, Georgia, William Langston of Atlanta, Georgia, Edward Washington “Louie” Langston of LaGrange, Georgia, and one sister: Elizabeth “Sister” Langston of Wedowee, Alabama.
Surviving siblings: Fred “Short” Langston of Atlanta, Georgia, Ida Langston-Heard of Wedowee, Alabama, Evelyn Langston-Tucker of Memphis, Tennessee, Sallie Langston of Birmingham, Alabama and two sister-in-laws: Missy Knight-Langston of California & Jessie Ruth “Tiny” Langston of LaGrange, Georgia.
John’s legacy will be continued in life by his wife: Icie Langston, sons Victor & Terry, and daughters Tracy & Yukia Langston and Grandchildren: Shaneeka & Victor Langston Jr. both of Atlanta Georgia., TaShae & Emanuel Clark Jr. of Roanoke, Alabama, Destiny of Wedowee, Alabama, and Travon, Jana, Alayna and Keira Langston of Manhattan, Kansas and one great-grandchild: Marlana Langston of Atlanta Georgia. He will also be followed by a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and many friends.
Acknowledgements The family expresses sincere gratitude for the many acts of compassion, sympathy and love shown during this period of loss and bereavement. We extend a special thanks to the Pine Flat Primitive Baptist Church family and Reverend Thomas Knight for his kind support. May God bless you all and cover you as you travel back to your destinations. John attended school in Randolph County Training School in Roanoke, Alabama, and started working at an early age in the Union construction industry. He began working in the construction industry at a time when many African American men from the Randolph County area, found themselves having to commute to Atlanta to find jobs working for companies such as Holder, Capital Constructions, and Brick Builders to name a few to receive a decent pay. John’s work history would span from the 60’s to the mid 90’s building up Atlanta’s metropolitan area with major complexes like the Atlanta’s Coca Cola plant, the Omni Coliseum, Marriott , and the Georgia World Congress Center. He helped make Atlanta one of the country's top convention cities, before he was forced into an early retirement due to an injury. John touched the lives everyone that knew him with his sarcastic wit and boastful humor.
On April 23, 1961 John was united in Holy Matrimony to Icie B. Knight. To this union God bestowed upon them four children, two sons: Victor Langston Sr.(wife Harriet) of Manhattan, Kansas, and Terry S. Langston ( wife Wendy) of Wedowee, Alabama, two daughters: Tracy A. Langston (husband Emanuel Clark Sr.) of Roanoke, Alabama, and Yukia V. Langston of Opelika, Alabama.
He is preceded in death by four brothers, Thomas Odell Langston of LaGrange, Georgia, James ”Brown” Langston of Bowden, Georgia, William Langston of Atlanta, Georgia, Edward Washington “Louie” Langston of LaGrange, Georgia, and one sister: Elizabeth “Sister” Langston of Wedowee, Alabama.
Surviving siblings: Fred “Short” Langston of Atlanta, Georgia, Ida Langston-Heard of Wedowee, Alabama, Evelyn Langston-Tucker of Memphis, Tennessee, Sallie Langston of Birmingham, Alabama and two sister-in-laws: Missy Knight-Langston of California & Jessie Ruth “Tiny” Langston of LaGrange, Georgia.
John’s legacy will be continued in life by his wife: Icie Langston, sons Victor & Terry, and daughters Tracy & Yukia Langston and Grandchildren: Shaneeka & Victor Langston Jr. both of Atlanta Georgia., TaShae & Emanuel Clark Jr. of Roanoke, Alabama, Destiny of Wedowee, Alabama, and Travon, Jana, Alayna and Keira Langston of Manhattan, Kansas and one great-grandchild: Marlana Langston of Atlanta Georgia. He will also be followed by a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and many friends.
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