Savannah Morning News Dec.6,1999 Vidalia,Ga.--John E."Jack" Ladson,87,died Dec.4 at home. The native of Colquitt was a leading tobacco warehouseman for 25 years before moving to Vidalia in 1962 with his wife, the late Margaret Brice Ladson.He managed a petroleum distributorship,farming and commercial real estate. In 1980,he created the John E.Ladson Jr.Historical Foundation and the Genealogical Library in Vidalia.He was a graduate of Moultrie High School,Furman University and Duke University.He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion.He was a member of the Elks,Moose and Exchange club,Georgia-Florida Warehouseman Association Alpha Tau Omega,He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati,Society of Colonial Wars,Sons of the American Revolution for more then 25 years and numerous state historical societies. In 1981,he received the Daughters of the American Revolution Medal of Honor from the Vidalia chapter of the DAR. He was a member of St.John's Episcopal Church in Moultrie and the Episcopal Church of the Annunciation in Vidalia. Survivors; two sons,John E.Ladson,III of Vidalia and M.Brice Ladson of Richmond Hill;and five grandchildren Visitation;7-9 p.m. today at Murchinson Funeral Home. Graveside Services; 2 p.m.,Tuesday in Pinecrest Cemetery. Remembrances; Vidalia-Toombs Country Library, 610 Jackson St.,Vidalia,Ga.30474 Savannah Morning News.Dec.6,1999