Geanell Shavon Latimore

Geanell Shavon Latimore, 38, was born September 25, 1981, to the union of Gene E. Latimore Sr, and Annetta Terry in St Louis, Missouri. Geanell relocated to Des Moines, Iowa at the age of eight with her mother and siblings, and remained here until her untimely death on June 20, 2020 at 12:30 am.

Geanell accepted Christ at an early age. She received her education at West Des Moines Public Schools, and Des Moines Area Community College receiving her degree in AAS-Human Service. Geanell worked for several years at the Federal Bank Reserve in Des Moines, Iowa. She was instrumental in helping several web-based startup companies and took pride in educating others about the flexibility and convenience of web banking and securities.

Geanell’s bibliophilism was real! Her love for books was her reason for working overtime and hiding money. When you saw Geanell you saw headphones, a tablet, and another book to read. Yes, she would read one book, listen to another at the same time, and laugh so hard that we got upset because we wanted to know what was so funny.

She leaves to cherish her memories, her mother, Annetta Jackson of West Des Moines, IA; father, Gene E. Latimore, Sr. of St Louis, MO; her siblings, John (Latisha) Terry of Clive, IA, Gene (April) Latimore, Jr. of Ankeny, IA, Marquetta Latimore of West Des Moines, IA, and a favorite bonus brother, Andrew M. Griffin Jr.; a host of nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews; aunts and uncles; one special great-aunt, Pearl Van Horn of Detroit, MI; and her uncle, James “Peter” Terry.

Geanell was preceded in death by her beloved grandmother, Lucy Mae Bonner; and sister in love, Sharda D. Latimore.

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