David Roy Latimer

David Roy Latimer 4-5-1944-2-16-2025 A loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend. David Roy Latimer fell asleep in death on February 16, 2025, at the age of 80. David is survived by his wife Linda of 54 years, and his children Shane, Brett, Corey, Lisa, Brandon and his grandchildren Catherine, Quinn, Leland and Ada. He is also survived by his siblings Sandi, Nancy, Vicki, and Dub. David was born in Douglas Arizona on April 5th, 1944, to Roy and Betty Latimer, and grew up in the Douglas area. His mother Betty married W.H. Brittain in 1955, and the family lived thereafter on a remote ranch near Leslie Canyon. David shared many of his wild childhood adventures and memories from Southern Arizona with his family and friends who would often remark that it was a “wonder he was still alive.” The family sold the ranch in Douglas and moved to Medford Oregon in 1960. When W.H, Betty and Dub moved back to Arizona a short time later, David and his other siblings stayed in Medford. David would often joke that there wasn’t enough rain in Arizona, and too much rain in Oregon for W.H. David studied the Bible and was baptized as one Jehovah’s Witnesses on July 12, 1970, in Eugene Oregon. He married Linda Neel on August 15, 1970. They made many dear friends in Southern Oregon and attended West/Jackson Creek, and Crater Lake Congregations. David and Linda lived in Medford Oregon until 2003 when they moved back to Pearce Arizona to help care for his mother. They attended the Willcox Congregation where they made many more friends in the area. David was an extremely hard worker all his life. As a young ranch hand, many of the corrals he helped build still stand to this day. Over the years he worked many jobs including picking cotton, stacking hay, orchard maintenance, in lumber mills, upholstery, real estate, and as an insurance agent. His final profession was drywall in which he worked on many homes in southern Oregon and Arizona. He could learn how to build anything, including his own house. While he loved working hard, he also loved to have fun. Amongst his many hobbies were birdwatching, fishing, hiking, biking and woodworking. What he truly loved though, was people. He was the life of the party wherever he went and never met a stranger. Pity the soul who made eye contact with him in the checkout line. As one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, David served as an elder in the congregation. He enjoyed comforting others by sharing Bible truths. He expressed strong faith in God’s original purpose; that the Earth will be a paradise as it once was, and soon sickness and death would be no more. (Psalm 37:11)(Revelation 21:3,4) Memorial Services will be 4:00 pm (Arizona Time) on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 403 W. Rex Allen Drive, Willcox, Arizona 85643 Zoom: Meeting ID: 897 5191 3029 Passcode: 142966 Cards may be sent to the Latimer Family, P.O. Box 1207, Pearce, Arizona 85625

David Roy Latimer

April 5, 1944 - February 16, 2025