Larry Steve Church, 75, of Statesville, died Saturday, August 29, 2020 at Gordon Hospice House.
He was born in Iredell County on September 8, 1944 to the late James Everett Church and Lena Tayes Church. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Lynn Church.
Larry attended Celeste Henkel School and worked for many years at Carnation Milk. After they closed, he worked for Gilbert Engineering until he retired. He loved riding his Harley and working on cars in his shed.
Those left to cherish his memory are a son, Steve Church (Jan) of Cleveland, 2 daughters, Tammy Church (Shane) of Statesville, Lisa Bumgarner (Philip) of Statesville, 4 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, and 3 brothers, Gene Church, Wayne Church and Dennis Church.
Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 11:00 am at the Nicholson Funeral Home Chapel with Preacher Jerry Shoemaker officiating. Burial will follow in the Unity Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will visit with friends and family Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at Nicholson Funeral Home from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials be made to Gordon Hospice House, 2347 Simonton Rd., Statesville, NC 28625. Online condolences may be left at
www.nicholsonfunerals.com
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