Larry Eugene Foote

Larry Eugene Foote, age 74, resident of Whiteville and husband of Marjorie Hillman Foote, departed this life Wednesday morning, May 4, 2016 at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.

Services of Remembrance for Mr. Foote were conducted at 2 P.M. Saturday, May 7, 2016 at the Peebles Main Funeral Chapel in Somerville with Bro. Gary Frye, pastor of the Bethlehem Baptist Church in Whiteville, officiating. Interment was private. Arrangements were provided by Peebles Fayette County Funeral Homes & Cremation Center - Main Chapel of Somerville.

Mr. Foote was born May 18, 1941 in Wichita, Kansas. He moved with his family at an early age to Florida and received his education in the Dade County, Florida School System. He served his country in the United States Army as a young person and was married in March of 1963 to the former Marjorie Hillman. Mr. Foote was employed as a tool setter for 35 years at the Olin Corporation in Independence, Missouri. He was a former resident of Lee’s Summit, Missouri before moving to Whiteville in 1998. He was of the Baptist faith and was a Civil War enthusiast. Mr. Foote was known as the “lawn mower man” in Whiteville and enjoyed outdoor activities that included fishing, hunting and scuba diving.

Mr. Foote is survived by his wife of 53 years, Marjorie Hillman Foote of Whiteville; his daughter, Tonya Perry and her husband, Raymond, of Whiteville; two sons, Ernie Burkeen and his wife, Debbie, of Whiteville, David Burkeen and his wife, Stephanie, of Medon; his sister, Benita Robling of Gillette, Wyoming; two brothers, Alvin Dale Foote and his wife, Donna, of Gillette, Wyoming, Robert “Bob” Foote of Lakebay, Washington; six grandchildren, Leslie Burkeen Nuce and her husband, Josh, Amanda Burkeen, Brandon Burkeen, Devin Ripper, Heather Burkeen, Ky Ripper; and four great grandchildren.

The family requests that memorials be directed to the church, charity and organization of the donor’s choice.