Sandra ‘Sandy’ Latham

Published 12:23 am Tuesday, January 20, 2015

August 15, 1941 – January 2, 2015

Sandra ‘Sandy’ Dorrene (White) Latham, 73, of Redmond, Oregon, passed away at her home on January 2, after a long and courageous battle with MS Dementia.

Sandy was born August 15, 1941, the daughter of Dorr and Blanche (Hardy) White in La Grande, Oregon. She was raised in Elgin, Oregon with her younger sister, Donna (White) Williams and graduated with the class of 1959 from Elgin High School. She attended Eastern Oregon College in La Grande. That is where she met and married Steven Hunt. They were joined by two children, son Todd Hunt and daughter Jodi (Hunt) Bianchi. The couple later divorced.

Sandy then pursued her career and graduated with an Associate’s Degree in 1986 from Portland Community College and then a Bachelor’s Degree in management with an emphasis in telecommunications in 1988 from Marylhurst University. She then went to work for a consulting firm for the State of Oregon where she met and married her husband, Delbert ‘Del’ Latham, who was working for General Telephone. She was also a consultant for Intel, Veterans Hospital, US Bank, and Fred Meyer. Del has four children, Tina (Latham) Schilling, Kim (Latham) Levings, Del Latham and Geoff Latham. The couple built their retirement home in Redmond, OR.

Sandy was gifted with many talents. Her many interests included, rubber stamping, scrapbooking, knitting, sewing, creating custom cards and floral design. In her retirement she started ‘Expressions by Sandra’, a home based business offering floral, custom cards and home decor. She had an adventurous spirit and was a gracious host and a great cook. She loved to entertain and her home was beautifully decorated for all occasions. She was a member of the Red Hat Society and the Garden Club and had such fun participating in their activities. She enjoyed traveling and visiting family and friends. Sandy loved animals and enjoyed being in the outdoors.

Sandy is survived by her husband of 25 years, Del of Redmond, and their combined family including their six children, ten grandchildren, one great-grandchild, two nephews, her sister, and all of their husbands and wives.

Services will be held at the Community Presbyterian Church of Redmond on Sunday, January 18, at 3:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Partners In Care Hospice, 2075 NE Wyatt Court, Bend, OR 97701.