Billy Wayne Latham, age 76, a longtime Lubbock, TX resident, has been an Atoka resident for the past 4 years was born on December 15, 1943, to B.L and Lela Marie (Mahan) Latham, at Boswell, OK. Billy passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at Atoka, OK. He graduated from Denver City, TX high school. Billy was a auto mechanic and has worked number of years at Budget Tune up in Lubbock, TX. He married Margaret Ann Reddick in 1965 in Denver City, TX, then married Georgette Grace Ritter in April of 1983 in Lubbock, TX until her passing in 2014. Billy married Sue Ellen Watkins on July 1, 2017 in Durant, OK.

He was a longtime member of Shepard of the Plains Lutheran Church in Lubbock, TX. After moving he was a member of Live Oak Pentecostal Church in Durant, OK. Billy loved Texas Tech Football, loved to travel, he was a big fan of Holidays and went all out to celebrate with family and friends and loved meeting his friends for coffee.

Billy is survived by his wife, Sue Ellen Latham of Lehigh, OK; children, Berry Latham and wife Priscilla of Atoka, OK, Michael Latham and wife Celena of Colleyville, TX, Tammie Ortiz and husband Javier of Atoka, OK; grandchildren, Nathan Woody, Berry Latham Jr., Joshua Nowabbi, Cody Latham, Nikkina Nowabbi, Shelena Latham, Jeremy Latham, Austin Simmons, Katie Latham, Blanca Seal, Marcos Ortiz, Alisia Ortiz, Xander Ortiz, Andreas Ortiz; great grandchildren, Alex, Aiden, Jessie, Aly, Gabby and Jude, along with numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives.

Billy preceded in death by his parents, B.L and Lela Marie (Mayham) Latham; brother, George W. Latham; sister, JoEvelyn Trent.
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DATE OF SERVICES: 02:00 PM Saturday, January 18th, 2020
PLACE OF SERVICES: Brown's Funeral Chapel, Atoka, Oklahoma
OFFICIATING: Rev. Lawrence Buller, William Airington
INTERMENT: Nowabbi Cemetery, Atoka, Oklahoma
CASKETBEARERS: William Airington, Paul Rung, Charles Kelley, Charlie Nowabbi,
Joshua Nowabbi, Nathan Woody
HONORARY
CASKETBEARERS: Grandsons, Jeremy Latham, Berry Latham Jr., Cody Latham, Austin Simmons,
Xander Ortiz, Andreas Ortiz
CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY BY EMAIL TO: BROWNSFSCOALGATE@SBCGLOBAL.NET. PLEASE REFERENCE THE NAME OF THE DECEASED IN YOUR CORRESPONDENCE

VISITATION FRIDAY 12-8PM
SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF
BROWN'S FUNERAL SERVICE - COALGATE, OK