Larry W. Anderson Obituary (1942 - 2017)

Larry W. Anderson, 75, of Bloomington, passed away at 7:13 p.m. on Monday, December 11, 2017 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center.A memorial visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington. Cremation rites have been accorded. A private committal service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to CISAR.To express condolences online, please visit www.carmodyflynn.com.He was born July 26, 1942 in Burnt Prairie, son of Carson and Mary I. Toombs Anderson. He married Barbara C. Dale on June 12, 1964 at Norris City.Surviving are his wife, Barbara of Bloomington; his children, Andy (Kristin) Anderson of Normal and Andrea (Tom) Stewart of Bloomington and four grandchildren, Brady, Kayleigh Lindsey Anderson and Mackenzie Stewart.He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Lowell "Ray" Anderson.Larry was a United States Air Force veteran.He worked for 31 years at Growmark, retiring in 2006 as manager of systems development.Larry loved flying model airplanes and spent much of his time flying with his high school classmates, Max Taylor and Vern Musgrave. He was also a member of SIRS (Central Illinois Radio Society), a radio control club in Bloomington.Larry adored his family, especially his grandchildren and his beloved dog, Smokey. He will be greatly missed.