The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday March 2, 1961 William A. Lathrop. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. today in Mount Hope Cemetery for Willaim A. Lathrop, 53, who died Tuesday in a local hospital after a long illness. He was born at Covert, Kan., March 17, 1907, and was employed at Forbes Air Base. Davidson-Eslinger-Duff Funeral Home is in charge.