Latia graduated and attended South Side High School. She volunteered at Tree of Life Baptist Church. She is survived by her mother, Vivian Davis Johnson of Fort Wayne, IN; father, James (Bea) Saunders of Grove Point, OH; siblings, Lakesha Davis of Bluffton, IN, Shira Davis, Terrance Davis, James Saunders III, all of Fort Wayne, IN; maternal grandparents, Pastor Mozell and Olivia Davis of Fort Wayne, IN; aunts, Ramona Davis, Bralie Pinkston Brown; uncles, Mozell Davis Jr., Samuel Davis, Terrall Davis, aunts, Valerie G (Jerry) Pope, Yolande Y. Black , uncle, John E. Saunders. Latia was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, James E. and Esther B. Saunders, aunts, Shari Davis, Cassandra Davis Anderson.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00am on Friday, April 15, 2022, at Tree of Life Baptist Church, 520 E. Washington Blvd. Fort Wayne, with visitation one hour prior. Latia will be laid to rest in Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Fort Wayne.
Memorial donations in her honor may be made to the family in care of Vivian Davis Johnson. Arrangements by D.O. McComb and Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave. Fort Wayne, IN. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy for Latia's family may be shared at www.McCombandSons.com
