Robert James “Bob” Latimer, 66, of Athens, went home to our Lord Thursday, October 15, 2020, following a long battle with heart trouble.
A public memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 13, 2021 at the Assembly of God Church in Union City.
Bob was born February 4, 1954 in Battle Creek, Michigan to Robert Irvin and Mildred Jean (Bicknell) Latimer. He attended school at St. Jerome through the 8th grade. The family then moved to Athens, where he finished his schooling. During his junior and senior years, Bob attended the career center, where he took horticulture and worked at Patter’s greenhouse/landscaping business.
After high school, he went to work for RBW Powdered Metals, then in 1979 was hired in at Bundy Tubing/TI Automobilive, where he worked production tool and die for 25 years. While working there, Bob also joined the National Guard, traveled to Panama and was stationed in El Paso, TX, with basic training at Schnit Air Force Base in Illinois.
He left the Guard in 1981, when he married Sheryl Ann Britt. They had three children, Justin Michael, Margot and Nicole Ann, who married Jacob Lisak in November 2018 and gave her parents their first grandson, Lucian Pattrick, on July 9, 2019.
Bob enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, reading books, searching the Internet, also learning new things, woodworking and wood carving. He loved art and was a gifted artist.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert I. Latimer and Mildred J. Latimer. He leaves behind his wife of 39 years, Sheryl A. Latimer; son Justin Latimer; daughters Nicole (Jacob) Lisak and Margot Latimer; grandson Lucian Pattrick Lisak, the “love of his life;” all his close friends and church family at the Union City Assembly of God Church, where he was a deacon for 20 some years; and his many cousins.
Memorial donations may be made to Lighthouse, PO BOX 161, Union City, MI to assist the family with final expenses. You can also donate online by visiting https://www.lighthousefuneral.com/funeral-funding/donate-to-funeral-expenses.
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