Larry R. Manfull

Larry R. Manfull

Larry R. Manfull, 77, of Montour, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2015 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Monday, September 14, 2015, at 10:30 a.m.at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Maple Hill Cemetery in Montour. Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 13, 2015 from 3-7 p.m. at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama.

Larry was born on November 17, 1937 on the family farm near Montour, Iowa, the son of Robert Henry and Erma Marie (Slingluff) Manfull.

He graduated from Montour High School in 1957. After high school, he had an offer to try out for the Kansas City Royals Baseball Team but chose to stay home and work. He then worked for Cessford Construction for two years. From his first job, he bought a 1957 Chevy Convertible with a Corvette engine. He took the car to the drag race track in Des Moines and held a 1/4 mile speed record. During that time, he earned the nickname “Swan” for his all white car.

On January 1, 1960, he was united in marriage to Joyce Diane Zenor at the Tama Methodist Church. Larry was a farmer at heart and purchased the Manfull Family Heritage Farm in 1979. Larry and Joyce owned and operated the Town Pump in Tama from 1978-1993. In his spare time, he liked going to Lake City, fishing and entertaining his family and friends. He was an avid bowler, played slow-pitch softball and was a master Pepper player. Larry was very accepting of everyone and treated everyone he met as family. Most of all, he loved his family and spending time with them.

Survivors include his wife, Joyce of Montour; three children, Gary (Melissa) Manfull of Montour, Diane (Doug) Anderson of Cedar Rapids and Doug (Beth) Manfull of Rushford, Minn.; 14 grandchildren, Matt Anderson, Marissa (Andrew) Dirks, Maria (Luke) Veren, Emily (Troy) Balderas, Shane Manfull, Nathan Manfull, Ty Steffensen, Cody Manfull, Tad Steffensen, Grant Manfull, Abbey Manfull, Hannah Manfull, Tabby Steffensen and Kurt (Megan) McCabe; nine great-grandchildren; two brothers, Floyd (Blanche) Manfull of Montour and Paul Manfull of Toledo; three sisters, Lois Olson of Marshalltown, Joan (Norman) Gibson of Tama and Joyce Skala of Toledo; and many nieces and nephews.

Preceding him in death were his parents; two brothers, Duane and Lyle Manfull; two sisters, Lucille Merritt and Donna Steveson.

A memorial fund has been established.