ARTHUR BOYD LANGSTON

ANNA, Ill. -- Arthur Boyd Langston, 88, of Anna died Saturday, May 23, 1998, at Union County Hospital.

He was born Jan. 4, 1910, at Burfordville, son of Otto and Sally Crader Langston.

He married Bernetta Boyd on April 17, 1937, at St. Louis.

He was a member of the Anna First Church of the Nazarene and started Nazarene churches in Dupo and Waterloo. He reconstructed the Mount Pisgah Church near Wetaug.

He was a retired truck driver. He drove for Viking and later Spector Freight Lines. He hauled war materials during World War II.

Survivors include his wife of Anna; a son, Gary Langston of Holts Summit, Mo.; a daughter, Rin Ray of Anna; 12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, brother and sister.

Friends may call at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna after 6 p.m. Monday.

Funeral will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Lutz & Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna. The Revs. Ralph Lee and Walter Attig will officiate.

A short service will be held at Mount Pisgah Church prior to burial in Mount Pisgah Cemetery.