Larry Dale Black, 89, of Hawk Point, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2023.  He was born on February 23, 1934 at home very close to the locations he has lived all his life.  He was the only child of Delmar (Dell) Earl Black and Willie Estelline (Barley) Black.  Larry started his first year of schooling at Elmore School, a one-room school house then to Hawk Point School in his second grade.  He finished high school at Troy.  Larry was a member of FFA during his high school years.  He raised Duroc hogs and made enough money off the sales to buy an 8N Ford tractor with plow, disc, and cultivator.  He joined his dad in the farming operation.  Larry loved the farm and continued to operate it the rest of his life.  At the age of 21,  he enlisted in the U.S. Army from November 1955 until 1957.

Two years later, he married his soulmate, Helen Louise Allen on August 1, 1959.  To this union were born two children: Carmen Lynette and Dale Lyndon.  He was a board member of  Lincoln County Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company for several years and also served for several years on Lincoln County RIII School board and helped start the Khoury League Ball in Hawk Point.  He was an avid quail and pheasant hunter. Larry was a wealth of knowledge about baseball players and their accomplishments.  He was a member of Troy First Baptist Church.  Larry was an honest,  humble man who will be greatly missed and long remembered by all those who knew and loved him.

Surviving are his devoted wife of over 63 years, Louise Black of Hawk Point; his children: Carmen Lynette Wiles and Dale Lyndon Black; his grandchildren: Denise (Brandon) Brinkmeyer, Jessa Wiles, Bailey (Jacob) Kepford, and Reagan Wiles; his great- grandchildren: Brayden Brinkmeyer, Callie Brinkmeyer, Emma Brinkmeyer; and his bonus grandchildren: Korynn Hubbard and Reece Hubbard; other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Visitation – Wednesday, May 31, 2023 from 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and also Thursday, June 1 from 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. at the Troy First Baptist Church, 1000 Elm Tree Rd., Troy, MO, 63379, 636-528-4407 .

Funeral service – Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at the Troy First Baptist Church.  Officiating:  Rev. Richie Rhea and Rev. Mike Larson.  Serving as pallbearers: Steve Witt Sr., Keith Witt, Tyler Witt, Steve Witt, Nick Allen and Kyle Allen. Interment to be held in the Hawk Point City Cemetery, Hawk Point, MO.

Memorials may be made to the Troy First Baptist Church  or to the Hawk Point City Cemetery, c/o   McCoy-Blossom Funeral Homes & Crematory, 1304 Boone Street, 63379, (636) 528-8244 . Family and friends are invited to sign our online guest registry at: www.mccoyblossomfh.com