Latiana Denen Deese, 49, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, at Covenant Hospice at West Florida Hospital in Pensacola.
Mrs. Deese was a native of Atmore, Ala. amd 1988 graduate of Escambia County High School, where she was a member of the Marching Band Color Guard. A member of Saints with A Vision A F & M Church of God, she had several hobbies.
The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 9, at Sainst with A Vision A F & m Church of God with Revs. Onesmus Henry, Jr. and Audrey America-McAroy officiating. Burial followed at Stallworth Cemetery with Turner Funeral Chapel directing.
Mrs. Deese is survived by her husband, Kenneth Richardson, Sr. of Bay Minette, Ala.; her children, Kenneth (Kenesha) Richardson, II, Myesha Rochardson and Jonaya Richardson, all of Atmore; her siblings, James (Erica) Deese of Birmingham, Travis (Theresa) Deese of College Park, Ga., Terrance (Amy) Deese of Albany, N.Y., and Edmond Deese, Nikita Deese and Tracie Taylor, all of Atmore; one grandparent, Bessie Deese of Atmore; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and numerous uncles, aunts, other family members and friends.
Mrs. Deese was preceded in death by her parents, Jeraldine Deese and Cassie Lee Johnson, Jr.; three grandparents, Allen Deese, Cassie Lee Johnson, Sr. and Eunice Johnson; and other family members.