Mary Gilbert Latham (1925 – 2023)

Mary Gilbert Latham, 98, of Front Royal, Virginia, and a long-time resident of Rappahannock County, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2023, at Commonwealth Senior Living.

Mary Gilbert Latham

A funeral service will be held on Friday, January 5, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at the Washington Baptist Church, 180 Gay St., Washington, Virginia, with Pastor Walt Childress officiating.  Burial will follow at Washington Masonic Cemetery.

Mrs. Latham was born on May 18, 1925, in Woodbridge, Virginia, to the late Otto William and Lula Root Gilbert.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Richard Latham, Sr.; son, James “Jim” Richard Latham, Jr.; and three brothers, Otto William Gilbert, Jr., Thomas Gilbert, and Jackie Gilbert.

Survivors include her son, William Clifford Latham of Palmyra, Virginia; daughter, Judith L. Armentrout (Robert) of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Mary was a member of the Flint Hill Baptist Church, the First Baptist Church of Front Royal, and an active volunteer of Warren Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.  She worked for over 30 years and retired from the banking industry.

Jeff Beardsley, Dale Gabersek, Paul Thomson, Michael Brown, James F. Massie, and Eddie Williams will be pallbearers.

The family will receive friends at Maddox Funeral Home, 105 W. Main Street, Front Royal, Virginia, on Thursday, January 4, 2024, from 6-8 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 W. Cork St., Winchester, Virginia 22601.