Larry D. Curless, 89, of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 7:30 pm, Friday, September 17, 2021, at his home. He was born on December 29, 1931, in Wabash County, Indiana, to Wilbur T. and M. Catherine (Garber) Curless.
Larry was a 1949 graduate of Linlawn High School and was President of his senior class. He received his BS in Agriculture Economics from Purdue University in 1953. Larry served in the US Army from 1953-1955, was stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and organized and directed the Drum and Bugle Corp. He first married Marilyn Eltzroth in Wabash County on July 27, 1952; she died September 28, 2000. He then married Anne (Renbarger) Garver in Wabash, on September 15, 2001. Larry farmed from 1955 until 1982, and also was a tax preparer and accountant. He owned and operated Curless Tax Service until his retirement, and after his retirement he worked as the Endowment and Planned Giving Officer for the Honeywell Center and served as an interim C.E.O. He was a member of the Wabash First United Methodist Church, where he served on various committees and also taught Sunday School. Larry was also a member of the Mark C. Honeywell Society, Purdue Agricultural Alumni, Purdue All American Band Alumni, Farm Bureau Inc., National Association of Tax Practitioners, Wabash County Pork Producers, Wabash Community Theater and Orchestra, and was a life member of Honeywell and Purdue University. Larry served on many boards, including, the Honeywell Foundation, Country-Mark Co-Op Inc, now Land O’ Lakes, and the Wabash Valley Music Association. He was selected as the Distinguished Purdue University Agriculture Alumni in 1999, Distinguished Indiana Hoosier in 2003, and the Wabash Distinguished Citizen in 2018.
He is survived by his wife, Anne Garver Curless of Wabash; two children, Randy (Debbie) Curless of Wabash, and Cynthia (James) Lambrecht of Moline, Illinois; two step-sons, Wade (Paula) Reyburn of Port Charlotte, Florida, and Todd (Rhoda) Reyburn of Kokomo, Indiana; three grandchildren, Ryan Curless of Anderson, Indiana, Paul (Melissa) Lambrecht of Moline, and Mary Catherine (Doug) Yoeckel of Bettendorf, Iowa; five step grandchildren, Cole (Angie) Reyburn of Sunbury, Ohio, Jack Reyburn and Max Reyburn, both of Kokomo, Don (Kandy) Bridges of Marion, Indiana, and Vera (Shannon) Skiver of Peru, Indiana; four great grandchildren, Matthew Lambrecht, Ethan Lambrecht, Emma Lambrecht, and Lily Yoeckel; eight step great grandchildren, Kylee Shinkle, Nathan Shinkle, Logan Shinkle, Jennifer Bridges, Chance (Brigett) Bridges, Kevin Dooley, John Dooley, and Tim Skiver; step great great grandson, Greyson Bridges; and his sister, Brenda (Keith) Burkholder of Lebanon, Indiana. He was also preceded in death by his parents and his granddaughter, Briannon Curless.
Memorial services will be 3:00 pm, Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Wabash First United Methodist Church, 110 N. Cass Street, Wabash. Family will receive friends from 1-3pm Sunday, at the church. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash.
Preferred memorial is Honeywell Foundation, 275 W. Market Street, Wabash, Indiana 46992.
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