Danny Ray Latham

Danny Ray Latham, 69, passed away Saturday, November 13, 2021, at Texas Health Huguley Hospital in Burleson, Texas. A visitation will be held from 1:00pm until 2:00pm, Monday, November 22, 2021 at Cedar Cross Country Church, 7900 East FM 917 in Alvarado. A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm, Monday, November 22, 2021 at , at Cedar Cross Country Church.

Danny was born July 13, 1952, in Lufkin, Texas, to Elmer Ray and Shirley Grenita (Erwin) Latham. He moved from Lufkin to Dallas at a very young age until his parents settled in Arlington, Texas, in the early 1960s. He graduated from Sam Houston High School in Arlington, Texas, in 1970. About a year after high school, he started working for General Motors as an assembly line worker. He retired in 2016 after spending more than 40 years working at the assembly plant in Arlington, Texas.

Although Danny was involved in and served the church throughout his life, he considered Cedar Cross Country Church his church family for the last several years. He was a proud member of the NRA, as well as AARP for all kinds of senior discounts, and he immensely enjoyed spending time hunting, fishing, and RV camping with friends and family.

Danny met the love of his life, Judy L. Clark at a party in 1969. After dating for a couple of years, they got married in 1972 in Fort Worth, Texas, and created a beautiful life together for 49 years. Danny and Judy were members of the unofficial Lillian Social Club, a group of other retired neighbors who would gather each Friday night for dinner. He enjoyed playing dominoes but loved playing 42. Danny was a cowboy and always had a love for horsemanship and the western lifestyle. He was an active team roper for numerous years and would always ride in the Fort Worth Stock Show Parade.

Danny was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Grenita Latham.

Danny is survived by his wife Judy Latham of Burleson, Texas; son, D.J. Latham and his son-in-law, Joshua Totemwongse of San Francisco, California; brothers and sisters, Donny Latham and wife, Sandy of Bayou Vista, Texas, Ronald Latham and wife, Debbie of Yantis, Texas, Shirley Chamberlain and husband, Robert of Kopperl, Texas, and Melisa Shelinbarger and husband, Troy of Alvarado, Texas; as well as many nieces, nephews and other relatives.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be made in Danny’s name to Alvarado Helping Hands for Jesus, P.O. Box 1002, Alvarado, Texas, 76009. If you wish to send flowers, please send directly to Cedar Cross Country Church.