Judith Latham

Obituary of Judith Latham Judith G. Latham, 74, of Lady Lake, Florida, left this world on the same day she arrived, Friday, morning, April 23, 2010 after a long difficult battle with cancer. Born and raised in Fairmont, WV, Judith was the only child of her loving parents, the late Delbert and Lola Grove, also from Fairmont. She was a graduate of East Fairmont High School. After graduation, she attended Fairmont State College, where she earned her degree in elementary education and was a member and past president of Gamma Chi Chi sorority. She also pursued graduate studies in religion at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Dr. James W. Latham, Jr. and their two children; son James W. Latham, III of Morgantown, WV and their daughter Elizabeth A. Latham of Seattle, WA. In addition to being a devoted wife and mother, Judith had been an orthopedic ward clerk at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, MD, an office manager for a physician in Rockville, MD and a substitute teacher in Montgomery County, MD public schools. Judith was a woman of deep faith and spirit. She was a former member of the Rockville United Methodist Church and RUMC Women in Rockville, MD. She was a former member of St. Patrick's Church in Rockville. She was an associate member of the Community United Methodist Church in Fruitland Park, FL. She was a current member of the Catholic Community of St. Paul's in Lady Lake, FL, where she also participated on the staff of the Catholic Community Television Network Team, served as a Lector for the Masses and was a member of the Hand Bell Choir at two churches near her home. Judith provided community service to many. She served as a docent at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, the Civic Center Mansion in Rockville, MD and the Appleton Museum in Ocala, FL. She also assisted regularly with the Phillips Golf Scramble Benefit in Lady Lake, FL, serving as a registrar. She was also a member of American Association of University of Women. Her interests and hobbies included; the arts and art history, religious studies, Mah Jong, children's literature, travel, scrapbooking, gourmet cooking, card making, horses, yoga, water aerobics, nutrition and fashion. Memorial Service will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at Beyers Funeral Home Chapel, Lady Lake, FL. A Funeral Mass will be held at 12:00 Noon on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at St. Timothy Catholic Church, The Villages, FL. Inurnment will be at Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens in Morgantown, WV will be scheduled following the services in Florida. With her love of working in the arts and in television production of the Catholic Mass, it was her wish that in lieu of flowers, she asked that memorials be sent to one of the following: Appleton Museum of Art 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd. Ocala, FL 34470-5001 Catholic Community Television Network 1330 Sunshine Ave. Leesburg, FL 34748 Visitation Memorial Service will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at Beyers Funeral Home Chapel, Lady Lake, FL. Services A Funeral Mass will be held at 12:00 Noon on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at St. Timothy Catholic Church, The Villages, FL. Interment Inurnment will be at Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens in Morgantown, WV will be scheduled following the services in Florida. Memorial Donations With her love of working in the arts and in television production of the Catholic Mass, it was her wish that in lieu of flowers, she asked that memorials be sent to one of the following: Appleton Museum of Art 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd. Ocala, FL 34470-5001 Catholic Community Television Network 1330 Sunshine Ave. Leesburg, FL 34748