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Elizabeth Ann Townsend Latch

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Elizabeth Ann Townsend Latch, age 81, died Monday, June 17, 2013. She was born May 19, 1932, in Rome, Georgia, to John Powers and Evelyn Derbyshire Townsend. She was a member of the Bismarck United Methodist Church in Bismarck, Arkansas. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great- grandmother. She spent her life teaching, guiding, and loving children, both in her home and in her classroom. She inspired many dreams in her students and touched many lives. She is preceded in death by her parents, her daughter Carol Ann Latch Henderson, her sister Virginia Morgan, and her brother Bill Townsend. She is survived by her husband Darius "Bill" Latch; three sons, Doug Latch of Mayflower, Arkansas, Steve Latch of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and Mark (Karen) Latch of Little Rock, Arkansas; daughter Becky Latch of Little Rock, Arkansas; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Jean Mills of Hot Springs, Arkansas, Lydia Swize of Denver, Colorado, and Sue Smith of Texarkana, Texas; and many relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, June 21, 2013, at Highland Valley United Methodist Church with Reverend Katie Pearce officiating. Burial will follow at Bismarck Cemetery. Arrangements by Roller-Chenal Funeral Home 13801 Chenal Parkway Little Rock, Arkansas (501) 224-8300. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Bismarck United Methodist Church, 7075 Highway 7, Bismarck, Ark. 71929; or Arkansas Children's Hospital, 1 Children's Way, Slot 661, Little Rock, Ark. 72202, www.archildrens.org. Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/chenal.

Published June 20, 2013

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