Larry Trotter Sr

LARRY WAYNE TROTTER SR., 61, Oakland, IL passed away at 7:41 A.M. on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Care Center in Mattoon, IL.

A private family memorial service is planned. The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.

Larry was born on June 26, 1954 in Tuscola, IL. He was the son of Henry Harrison and Flora Ellen (White) Trotter. He married Carrie Pratt on April 7, 1973 in Humboldt, IL.

He is survived by one son Larry Trotter Jr. and his fiancé Melinda Jarvis of Sullivan, IL; two daughters, Michelle Kerans of Villa Grove, IL and Kylie McCullough and her husband Terry of Mattoon, IL; eleven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; four sisters, Jo Drummond and her husband Mike of Gays, IL, Sue Swinford and her husband Ronald of Oakland, IL, Martha Upton and her husband John of Toledo, IL and Opal Trotter of Oakland, IL; and one brother, David Trotter and his wife Jodi of Mattoon, IL.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Carrie, one brother Bill Trotter and all of his grandparents.

Larry had worked at Ampad from age 17 until they closed in December of 2010. He then went to work at Rural King Distribution Center in Charleston where he worked for the past four years.

He was a member of the Norton Knolls Golf Course in Oakland, IL. His hobbies included golfing, crossword puzzle books and reading.