Vestal E. “ Gene ” Larson, Sr. 83, a former resident of Groves died, Friday November 12, 2004 at his daughter’s residence in Friendswood.
A gathering of family and friends will be from 5 – 9 pm, Monday, November 15th. at Broussard’s Mortuary 505 12th. St. Nederland. Funeral services will be 11 am on Tuesday, November 16, 2004 at Broussard’s Nederland Chapel with Bishop Alan Jackson officiating. Entombment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves.
Mr. Larson, a native of McDonald, Kansas was born October 1, 1921 and had lived in the Groves and Mid-county area since 1940. In his early working career he served as an Iron Worker, and then moved to Port Arthur where he worked for many years at the B.F. Goodrich Company, where he then retired as a Storeroom Clerk. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WW II and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
He is survived by his two daughters, Karen (Larson) Graffagnino and husband, David of Friendswood, Cynthia (Larson) Cormier and husband, Ronald of Labelle; one son, Vestal Eugene Larson, Jr. and wife, Brenda of Beaumont; eleven grandchildren, Valerie Carter, Shannon Larson, Jason Larson, Joshua Cooper, Naomi White, Caleb Cooper, Reagan Graffagnino, Grant Graffagnino, Jordan Graffagnino, Misty Hanes, and Michael Cormier. Also surviving are eight great grandchildren, Magdalyn Larson, Julian Larson, Morgan Hanes, Blake Hanes, Victoria White, Gabriel White, Colton Carter, and Hannah Graffagnino; two brothers Norvin Larson of Denver, CO and Loyal Larson of Goodman, MO, along with two sisters, Nila Bergoon of Renton, WA and Reva Wright of Colorado Springs, CO
Those preceeding Mr. Larson in death was his wife of 61 years, Stella Larson and one great grandchild, Madison Carter, one brother, Dale Larson and one sister, Marla Wright.
Pallbearers will be Shannon Larson, Jason Larson, Caleb Cooper, Joshua Cooper, Reagan Graffagnino, Grant Graffagnino, Jordan Graffagnino, Michael Cormier, Daniel White, James Carter, and Todd Hanes.
