Larry Wimer

Larry LeRoy Wimer, age 66, of rural Lamar, passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at his home.        Larry was born July 17, 1943, in Lamar, Missouri, to Roy J. and LaDean (Coffey) Wimer.  He entered the U.S. Navy in 1960 and served two tours in the far east aboard the USS Hector during the Vietnam war.  At the completion of his military service, Larry began a twelve-year career in law enforcement, first as a police officer in the Queen Mary Division of the city of Long Beach, California, and, after moving back to Missouri, in the Barton County Sheriff’s Department and the Lamar City Police Department.   In addition to being a long-time Barton County farmer and rancher, Larry had also worked as an assistant manager at O’Reilly Auto Parts for many years.  He was a member of the USS Hector AR-7 Association and the Lamar VFW Post 3691.        On February 15, 1964, at Long Beach, California, Larry married Sandra Kay Harvey, and she survives, of the home.  Additional survivors include his mother, Dena Lawrence, Lamar; four sons and their wives, David & Lee Wimer, Santa Clarita, California, Jason & Nicole Wimer, Jacksonville, Florida, Barry & Danielle Wimer, Joplin, Missouri, and Aaron Wimer, Kansas City, Missouri; a daughter and son-in-law, Katie & Chad Hines, Carthage, Missouri; two brothers, John & wife Karen Lawrence, and Harel Lawrence, all of Lamar; two sisters and their husbands, Sharon & Earl Higgins, Joplin, and Nancy & Kenny McCall, Lamar; eight grandchildren, Matthew, Joshua, Mason, Jennifer, Emma, Addison, Caleb, and Beau.  He was preceded in death by his father, Roy Wimer; beloved grandparents, Roy A. & Minnie Wimer; and his step-father, Linard Lawrence.        A memorial celebration of life service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at Daniel Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 7:00 p.m. Monday.  A graveside committal service with full military honors will be conducted at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, Kansas.