Obituary of Larry Lee Herod
It is with great sadness, Larry Lee Herod, age 80 of Versailles, suddenly passed away at his home on September 16, 2022.
Larry was born on February 26, 1942, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Fred L. and Lena Marie (Arnote) Herod.
Larry and his wife, the love of his life, of nearly 60 years have two children, Annette Renee and Scott Allan.
Larry joined the Missouri National Guard after graduating from Polo High School.
Larry worked on the surveyor crew for Missouri Department of Transportation, Kenworth Trucking Company until the time the plant was moved out of state and retired from the Department of Corrections.
He enjoyed woodworking and watching wildlife, especially the deer. In his younger years, he liked to hunt and fish. In recent years, he got excitement and pleasure from watching his grandsons catch the big ones.
Larry was preceded in death by his parents and his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Thelma and Leroy Cawthon.
Survivors are his wife, Glenna of the home; daughter, Annette Chewning of Kansas City, Missouri; son, Scott (Janie) Herod of Jefferson City, Missouri; sister, Linda (Joe) Caldwell of Kansas City, Missouri; granddaughter, Meghan Chewning of Kansas City, Missouri; grandsons, Hunter Chewning of Bland, Virginia, Garrett Gibler (Olivia) of Fulton, Missouri, Jacob Gibler of Jefferson City, Missouri and Zackary Herod of Jefferson City, Missouri; great-grandchildren, Kadace Gibler, Reagan and LJ Bowers and Wyatt Gibler all of whom are from Fulton, Missouri; several cousins and many friends of Northwest Missouri and special friends, Ray and Valerie Hendrickson and Cordell.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, September 24th, at the Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home in Versailles with Pastor Chad Courter and Pastor Diane Cutler officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., Saturday, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association or the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society. Expressions of sympathy may be left online at www.kidwellgarber.com. Arrangements are under the direction and care of the Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home of Versailles.
