Larry Joe “Tow Bar” Whisenhunt passed away Dec. 17, 2024.
Larry was born Dec. 1, 1944 in Idabel, OK to Richard Leroy and Zela (Capps) Whisenhunt. He graduated from Wright City High School. Larry married Linda Adams on Aug. 23, 1969 at the home of Clois and Lavern Deloach in Shawnee, OK. He worked as a fire fighter for the Shawnee Fire Department, and later worked as a fork lift operator and lineman for General Motors in Oklahoma City, before retiring after 25 years.
Larry is preceded in death by; his parents; his wife of 52 years; his sister, Alice Jones; his brothers: Dale Whisenhunt, Jerry Whisenhunt, and Jack Whisenhunt.
Those left to cherish his memory are his brother, Billy D. Whisenhunt and wife Brenda; brother, Dennis Whisenhunt; special cousins, Marion Dale Capps and Micky Gene Capps; his dear friends, Billy and Cindy Logsdon; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives, and friends.
Graveside services were held Dec. 23, 2024 at the Tecumseh Cemetery Pavilion with Pastor Keith Ward officiating. Burial followed at Tecumseh Cemetery under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.
