Larry Blacksmith
Born: November 16th, 1942
Died: February 8th, 2017
Obituary
Mr. Larry Blacksmith, 74, of Burlington died at 6:58 a.m. Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at Great River Medical Center.
Born November 16, 1942 in Kirksville, Missouri, he was the son of Jesse and Grace (Bowls) Blacksmith.
On January 13, 1973 he married Mary Ellen Bontrager in their home.
Mr. Blacksmith was a realtor for 42 years in Burlington with Canfield Realty and later with Century 21. He retired in 2012 and loved every minute of his retirement.
Larry is survived by his wife, Mary Ellen Blacksmith of Burlington; daughter, Jill Blacksmith of Englewood, Colorado; two sisters, Beverly (Joe) Reidner of Sutter, Illinois and Elizabeth (John) LaGrone of Jackson Gap, Alabama.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Michelle; his parents and his stepfather, Bill Bowls.