Ronald Latham, 80, of El Dorado passed away on December 5, 2015.
He was born in Ashland, Ohio on November 9th, 1935 to Robert Lyle and Bernice (Yarmen) Latham. He went to school in San Bernardino, California before entering the Marines in 1954 serving in the Korean War.
Ron served as a police officer and sheriff in New Mexico and Arizona. After his retirement from law enforcement he moved to El Dorado and worked at IDX and then Home Depot. Ron loved many of his fellow coworkers from Home Depot and missed them greatly when he could no longer work. Ron was a member at College Ave. Church of Christ where he attended services and loved his church family. Ron was a Cub Scout leader and loved the outdoors.
Ron is survived by a sister Tamera Nordyke of Kingman, Arizona and two sons, Ronald Latham, Jr. and Josh Latham, both of El Dorado.
Cremation services are provided by Perry's Funeral Chapels.
No memorial services will be held. Memorials can be made to Camp Kurios P.O. 42 El Dorado, AR 71730 or Children's Homes Inc. 5515 Walcott Road, Paragould, AR 72450.
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