Charles Zachariah Latham, Sr., 90, of Leonardtown, MD died December 9, 2010 at the Hospice House in Callaway, MD. Born April 27, 1920 in Clements, MD, he was the son of the late Andrew Clarence and Jane Celeste Mattingly Latham, Sr.

Mr. Latham was the loving husband of Emily Rebecca Farr Latham whom he married on October 1, 1950 in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bushwood, MD.

He is also survived by his daughter Susan Emily Hill (Mike) of Hollywood, MD, his grandchildren; William Michael Hill, Jr. (Amanda), Mary Rebecca Bowser (Jim), Charles Z. Latham, III (Tracy) and Brent Lawrence Latham, 5 great-grandchildren as well as his sister Helen Celeste Bowles and his late son Charles Z. Latham, Jr's fiancée Sandy Lake of Mechanicsville, MD. In addition to his son Charles Z. Latham, Jr.

Mr. Latham was preceded in death by his siblings; Clara May Wills, William Enders "Skinny" Latham, Harry Mattingly Latham, Andrew Clarence Latham, Jr., Leonard Johnson "Dick" Latham and Joseph Aloysius "Barts" Latham.

Mr. Latham was a lifelong resident of St. Mary's County and attended Margaret Brent High school before enlisting in the United States Army Air Corps in 1942. He served his country for three years stationed in North Africa and Italy; he was a part of the 99th Bombardment Group and the 347th Squadron. He was the Public Works Supervisor for Patuxent River Naval Air Station and was also the President of the Board of Elections for St. Mary's County for thirty years before his retirement in 1977. Mr. Latham was a member of the Leonardtown Lions Club.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD, where prayers will be said at 6:30 P.M. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, December 15, 2010, in St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Leonardtown, MD at 10:00 AM with Fr. John Dakes officiating. Interment will follow in St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be William Michael Hill Jr., Brent Lawrence Latham, Charles Z. Latham, III, Vernon Dorsey and Donnie Poe.

Contributions in memory of Mr. Charles Zachariah Latham, Sr. can be made to the Leonardtown Vol. Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 299, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home.