Charles Latimer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Charles Latimer, 100 years old, of Kansas City passed away early Wednesday morning, July 18, 2018, in his sleep.

He was born March 12, 1918, in Yonkers, New York, the only son of Hugh and Minnie Ellis Latimer.

He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

He and Agnes Wulfers of Cape Girardeau were married June 4, 1946. They lived in Memphis, Tennessee, where they had two sons, Charles Hugh and Edward Gerard, before moving to Kansas City in 1959. There, Charles worked as a statistician at Bendix and Allied Signal Corps. until his retirement in 1988.

He had bachelor and master degrees in mathematics and engineering from Columbia University, Oregon State College and the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He also enjoyed teaching statistics part-time at UMKC and local community colleges. He was an active member of the Kansas City Chapter of the American Society for Quality Control.

Charles "Charlie" Latimer was a kind and loving family man who was devoted to his wife and children. He was active in his children's activities throughout the years. He and Agnes were avid dancers in square and round dancing. Later, he took up ballroom dancing, which he continued until he was 95.

Charlie will certainly be remembered by all who had the good fortune of knowing him, and all will miss his story-telling.

He is survived by his two sons, Chuck (Linda) Latimer of Kansas City and Ed (Jean) Latimer of The Villages, Florida; three grandchildren, Kenneth Latimer, Cathy Stockdale and Annette Hochstetter; and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Agnes, and grandson, Robert.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Friday, followed by a noon funeral Mass at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, 4101 East 105th Terrace in Kansas City.

A graveside service and burial will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Charlie's name to the American Diabetes Association, 6900 College Blvd., Leawood, KS 66211.