Larry Grace, 53, of Diagonal died Dec. 18, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, at Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home, 205 West Monroe St., Mount Ayr. The Rev. Bill Armstrong will officiate. Burial will be in Diagonal Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established for an education fund for his three great nieces. Online condolences may be left at www.watsonarmstrongfh.com.
Larry Grace, son of Lois Marie (Hutchinson) and Lawrence Russell Grace, was born June 26, 1961, at Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Ayr.
Larry grew up in Diagonal and graduated from Diagonal High School in 1979.
Larry worked road construction all of his life. He was a concrete paver for the past several years, and he traveled all over the Midwest. In addition, he did some farming on the side.
Larry is survived by his mother Lois Grace of Diagonal; brother Robert (Pam) Grace of Diagonal; sisters, Virginia (Dan) Greubel of Des Moines and Brenda (Derald) Schaefer of Diagonal; nieces and nephews, Jeremy and Steven Grace, Jason Greubel, Allison Ranallo and Jeff, Andrew and Zack Schaefer; and great-nieces, Rylee, Avery and Claire Grace.
Larry was preceded in death by his father; and grandparents, Ora and Frances Grace and Robert and Florence Hutchinson.