Lawrence “Larry” Eugene Waters, of Peculiar, Missouri was born March 6, 1953 in Kansas City, Missouri the son of Wavil C. and Leona K. (Weidinger) Waters. He departed this life on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at his home at the age of 68 years, 1 month and 7 days.
Larry enjoyed a career as an Electrical Engineer for Honeywell in Kansas City, Missouri. He retired after 30+ years of service. He enjoyed playing bingo, board games and card games. Larry enjoyed playing the stock market and was a numbers guy. He loved spending time with his grandchildren, going to their sporting events, spending time at the local library and community center and drinking coffee with his buddies at many local diners.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Francis Waters (infant), Janet Ann (Waters) Followell, her husband, Sherrill Followell and a brother, Roy Lee Waters.
Larry is survived by a son, Lawrence J. Waters, Harrisonville, Missouri; a daughter, Laura Garber and husband Joel, Hesston, Kansas; two grandchildren, Olivia and Ethan; a niece, Cheryl Followell, Blue Springs, Missouri; other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 19, 2021 at the Dickey Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri with burial in the Clearfork Cemetery near Garden City, Missouri.
Family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 19, 2021 at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers please donate to your local public library or Clearfork Cemetery Association and may be left at the funeral home.
If you are attending the visitation or service, the family requests that you would wear a mask and practice social distancing.