Ms. Mae Evelyn Latch of Rienzi, MS, 94, passed away Monday, January 23, 2023 at the Tupelo Health and Rehab Facility in Tupelo, Mississippi. There will be a Celebration of Life Service held in her honor Friday January 27, 2023 with Bro. Warren Jones officiating; beginning at one o’clock in the afternoon at McPeters Funeral Directors Inc. Chapel. The family will welcome visitors beginning at eleven o’clock in the morning until service time.
Ms. Latch was born March 26,1928 to the late Willie Fate and Willie Mae Switcher Jones. She was a retired greeter of Walmart, where she worked for many years. Mae was of the Baptist faith and a devoted Christian. She had a passion for gardening, flowering and cooking. Mae also enjoyed watching her favorite “Soaps”, Guiding Light and As The World Turns. She loved and cherished her feist dog, Petey.
Ms. Latch is preceded in death by her husband, James Howard Latch; one child, Sam Latch; her parents; two brothers, Billy Hugh Jones and Frank Jones; and two sisters, Marie Baggett and Sue Jones.
Ms. Latch is survived by one son, James David Latch; one daughter, Jamie Diane Baumgardener (Anthony); one sister, Bobby Shadburn; four grandchildren, Kevin Vespo, Michelle Latch, Michael Latch (Lynne) and Angela Sheppard (Jon); and ten great grandchildren.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.mcpetersfuneraldirectors.com for the Latch family.
McPeters Funeral Directors Inc. are in charge of the arrangements.
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