Larry E. Woods, 74, of Lenox, formerly of Creston, passed away
Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015 at Greater Regional Medical
Center, Creston.
Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, Aug. 21 at Pearson
Family Funeral Service, 809 W. Montgomery St., Creston.
Mary O’Riley will officiate. Interment will be 2 p.m.
Friday, at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel. Military
Honors will be provided by the Theodore J. Martens VFW
Post #1797 of Creston and the United States Navy. Open
visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20.
Family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday
evening at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed
to the family, to be determined. Online condolences may
be left at www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com.
Larry Eugene Woods, the son of Benjamin Franklin and Violet Imogene
(Weese) Woods, was born Sept. 18, 1940 at the home of
his parents near Blockton, Iowa. Larry entered eternal
rest on August 15, 2015 at Greater Regional Medical
Center, Creston, Iowa at the age of seventy-four years,
ten months, and twenty-eight days.
Larry was educated in the Lenox School System and graduated from
Lenox High School with the class of 1968. Following
graduation, Larry worked for the Lenox Utilities and the
LenCorp Factory before enlisting in the United States
Navy. Larry entered active service on Aug. 9, 1960 and
served on the U.S.S. Paul Revere during the Vietnam War.
He was very proud to serve his country and has great
respect for fellow service members and veterans. Larry
was honorably discharged on Aug. 7, 1964 and returned to
Lenox. Larry was united in marriage to Shirley Ann
Vicker in Lenox on July 17, 1965. Two children were born
to bless this union: Janet and Jason. The couple
recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
Upon returning to Lenox, Larry worked for Hoover Ball and Bearing.
Later, the name changed to Tote Systems, where he worked
until he and Shirley moved to Creston in 1979. He worked
for the DNR for one summer before going to work for the
Creston School System as a custodian, retiring in 2001.
In retirement, Larry worked several years at The Pier in
Creston. Larry and Shirley returned to live in Lenox in
2005.
Left to cherish Larry’s memory is his loving wife, Shirley Woods,
Lenox; his daughter, Janet (Tim) Bennett, Clearfield;
and his son, Jason Woods, Lenox; three grandsons; one
granddaughter; two step grandsons; one
granddaughter-in-law; eight great-grandchildren; his
sisters: Verla Coulthard, Cedar Falls, IA; Helen
Lawrence, Stuart, IA; and Pat (Bill) Hingley, Diagonal,
IA; his brothers: Ben (Dee) Woods, Tennessee; and Duane
(Vicky) Woods, Corning, IA; his brothers-in-law: Tom (Ruta)
Vicker, Naples, FL; and Jerry Mikkelsen, Creston; and
many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Preceding Larry in death were his parents; his mother-in-law and
father-in-law, Mary and Art Vicker; his brothers-in-law,
Alvin Coulthard, Bob Lawrence and Ken Vicker; and his
sisters-in-law, Eilene Mikkelsen and Sally Vicker.
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