Mrs Latimer

In the novel A Pocket Full of Rye, Mrs Latimer is mentioned by Miss Marple to Pat Fortescue. She was a parallel of Mary Dove. Mrs Latimer lived in St. Mary Mead and ran the local W.V.S. and the Girl Guides. After almost five years something was discovered about her. Since Miss Marple said it was boring to hear gossip about people one had never met, she never told Pat what had been discovered.

Mary Dove reminded Miss Marple of Mrs Latimer, because she ran the household at Yewtree Lodge efficiently, just as Mrs Latimer ran the W.V.S. and Girl Guides.