Thomas R. Latham

Thomas R. Latham, 77, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2009. Born December 2, 1931, to John and Mildred (Mosher) Latham in Leipsic, Ohio, he was raised there and in Detroit. On September 8, 1951, he married Rose Marie Faiss in Detroit, they started dating at the age of 16, and celebrated 58 years of marriage this last September. Tom owned and operated Latham Tire and Auto Salvage, in Marine City and Rose Marie owned Rosewood Beauty Salon of Grosse Pointe. In his free time, Tom enjoyed working on cars, antique cars, and motorcycles. He also owned an antique/resale store in Detroit. Tom and Rose Marie moved to Oscoda in 1996, where he loved touring the area, and fishing. His passion however, was his family. Tom is survived by his wife, Rose Marie, one daughter; Rose M.K. Latham of Washington Twp. MI, two sons; John (Melissa) Latham of Algonac, MI, and Scott Latham of Lincoln, four grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and one sister; Sandra Leonard of Mt. Clemens MI. Mr. Latham is at Gillies Funeral Home, Lincoln where visitation will take place on Tuesday, November 3rd from 3 until 7 pm. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, November 4th at 1:00 PM. Rev. F. Laraine Sundin will officiate. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery in Spruce. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Thomas R. Latham, please visit our flower store.