4/11/1941 - 7/11/2019
Larry D. Atkinson, 78, of Monroe, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2019 at
Lutheran Hospital. Larry was born in Mercer County, OH on April 11, 1941 to
the late Fawn and Luella (Sellers) Atkinson. On June 11, 1961, Larry married
Lucy Smith.
Larry was a member of Pleasant Dale Church of the
Brethren. He worked for Ft. Recovery Industries and Automatic Sprinkler in
Monroe for several years, and also worked for Huffy bicycles in Celina for
15 years, then retired from All American Homes.
He is survived by his
wife of 58 years, Lucy Atkinson of Monroe; son, Jeff (Carrie) Atkinson of
Berne; 2 daughters, Michelle (Ben) Parrish of Decatur and Alissa (Shane)
Mountz of Monroe; 6 grandchildren, Jared (Megan) Parrish, Brooke (Dustin)
Schaefer, Scott Atkinson (fiancé Kyndall Fisher), Colton Mountz, Shaelyn
Mountz and Ethan Mountz; 5 great grandchildren, Parker Parrish, Greyson
Parrish, Mira Schaefer, Lynlee Parrish and Asher Atkinson.
Larry was
preceded in death by a sister, Patricia Kaufman, a brother, John Atkinson
and a sister-in-law, Carmen (Atkinson) Voskuhl.
Visitation will be
from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Monday, July 15, 2019 at Haggard-Sefton-Hirschy & Zelt
Funeral Home.
A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday,
July 16, 2019 at Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren, with calling 1 hour
prior from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Pastor Jay Carter will be officiating and burial
will be in Spring Hill Cemetery in Ft. Recovery, OH.
Memorials are to
Pleasant Dale Church or A.C.C.F. Angel Cancer Fund.
Haggard & Sefton Funeral Home; July 12, 2019
Contributed by Jim Cox
Buried in Spring Hill Cemetery